| Adham Sabri أدهم صبرى |
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| First appearance | The Mysterious Disappearance |
| Last appearance | The Send-off |
| Created by | Nabil Farouk |
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| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Government agent (GID) Commando |
| Title | Colonel |
| Spouse(s) | Mona Tawfeik (long-term partner), Sonia Graham (ex-wife) |
| Children | Long-lost son |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
Adham Sabri (Arabic: أدهم صبرى, IPA: [ˈʔædhæm sˤɑbɾi] is the main character in Ragol Al Mostaheel series by Nabil Farouk. His father was one of the first agents of the Egyptian GID, and trained him from an early age in martial arts, foreign languages and firearm handling. He later joined the military, eventually joining the Egyptian commando unit where he attained the rank of Captain. He later joined the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate, where he was given the Nickname 'The Impossible Man' and Codename (Arabic: ن-1, nūn wāħed), due to the occasions where he has performed feats that yielded valuable returns for the directorate in the face of insurmountable odds, an example of which is his first mission in which he managed to steal valuable information from the KGB and then escaped back to Egypt with no help or reinforcements.
Unlike some western models, i.e. Ian Fleming's Bond, Adham Sabri is a model of a man with religious and ethical system combination, where some certain situations being dealt with in a total different manner than usual. Sabri never drinks alcohol, never involves in sexual relationships outside the border of marriage; and committed to prayer times.
Sabri's model represents high nobility principals joined by high professionalism; he never shoots in the back, never beats women or hurts them, normally, he never kills.
He has been teamed up with his long partner Mona Tawfeik whom he later falls in love with but they never marry. He was killed in one of the novels but was again brought back in the next issue. He also lost his memory and was married to his long life rival Sonia Graham, a Mossad agent turned mercenary. The relationship bore a son which has since lost all contact with.
Adham Sabry is arguably the most famous character in all of Arab literature.
Adham Sabri is a man that some people might think is a copy of James Bond. However, there are significant differences between both. Adham Sabri is a very patriotic operative, relies on his skills gained from working in Intelligence and his physical skills and amazing speed in fighting. James Bond relies on fictional inventions and gadgets provided by his office, in addition to his charisma. There is a massive difference between Bond and Sabri in morality. Adham Sabri, as portrayed in the novels, prays regularly and possesses great faith in Almighty God. His greatest weakness, as perceived by many of his enemies, is his chivalry and the fact that he never kills unless absolutely necessary. Bond is the total opposite.
Adham is endowed with an incredible set of skills. Some of which are listed below