Ahmed Ramzy

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Ahmed Ramzy
Born Ramzy Mahmoud Bayoumi
1930 [1]
Flag of Egypt Cairo, Egypt,
Spouse(s) ______

Ahmed Ramzy (Arabic: أحمد رمزي‎) is an Egyptian actor who played the leading roles in many Egyptian films in the 1950s, 60s, and early 70s.

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[edit] Early life

Ramzy was born Ramzy Mahmoud Bayoumi on 1930 to an Egyptian orthopedist and university professor father. Ramzy graduated from Alexandria's Victoria College, after which he joined Medical school for 3 years, before transferring to the Faculty of Commerce, which he eventually dropped to pursue his career in acting.

Ramzy has one brother, Dr. Hassan Bayoumi, who followed in their father's footsteps and has his practice in London. Ramzy has two daughters and a son, he married a young woman named Farah Hossam Beshir

[edit] Career

Ahmed Ramzy was discovered by Helmy Halim in 1955, while playing snooker in a club. He was cast by Halim in his first role, as "Ramzy" in Ayyamna al-Holwa (Our Best Days), along with Faten Hamama, Abdel Halim Hafez, and his lifelong friend and schoolmate Omar Sharif.

Between 1954 and 1966 he took part in 250 Egyptian films married to magwa fouad[1] in most of them he played the role of a charming young man[2].

[edit] Selected filmography

Ahmed Ramzy, center, in the poster of Adrift on the Nile
Ahmed Ramzy, center, in the poster of Adrift on the Nile

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