Announcing the death of Egyptian artist Salah Al-Saadani after a long absence due to illness

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Artist Ashraf Zaki, head of the Acting Professions Syndicate, announced on Friday the death of Egyptian artist Salah Al-Saadani, at the age of 81, after a long struggle with illness, according to what Egyptian official media reported, including the Al-Ahram daily newspaper’s online portal. The artist Ashraf Zaki shared with his followers a picture of the artist Salah Al-Saadani on his personal page on the Instagram photo site and commented on it, saying: “God bless the great artist Salah Al-Saadani.”

Egyptian artist Ihab Fahmy also published a picture of the late star on his Instagram account. The late artist had been absent from the media for many years, and concluded his rich artistic career, which he began in the 1960s, with the series “The Minors,” which was shown during the 2013 Ramadan drama season.

He has dozens of important roles in theatre, cinema, and television drama to his credit, including iconic roles, such as the character of Mayor Suleiman Ghanem, which he portrayed in 5 parts of the famous Egyptian series “Layali Al-Helmeya,” and “Hassan Al-Nomani” in “Arabesque,” ​​in addition to the role of “Yassin” in the series “Qasr Al-Shouq” from the trilogy of the late Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz. Among his important roles in cinema are his roles in the films “Song on the Passage”, “The Time of Hatem Zahran”, and others.