Ahmad Badrakhan

Ahmad Badrakhan

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1909-09-18

  • Day of Death

    1969-08-26 (59 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Cairo, Egypt

Biography

Ahmad Badrakhan (18 September 1909 – 26 August 1969) was an Egyptian film director and screenwriter of Kurdish origin. He directed 41 films between 1936 and 1968. He is famous for his 1952 romantic drama A Night of Love starring Mahmoud Almeleji and Mariam Fakhr Eddine. He directed Intisar al-chabab (1941) which for the first time starred the virtuoso oud player and singer Farid al-Atrash along with singer Asmahan. He was married to Asmahan, and would be a central figure in Misr studios, Egypts most popular cinema studio at the time.

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