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Amr Waked

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Amr Waked (Arabic: عمرو واكد Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕɑm.ɾe.wæːked]; born (1973-04-12)April 12, 1973) is an Egyptian film, television and stage actor. He is best known to international audiences and in Hollywood for his role in the 2005 film Syriana. Other prominent roles include a Yemeni sheikh called Muhammad in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Pierre Del Rio in Luc Besson's Lucy and Farouk Hassan in Ramy. In 2019, Waked was sentenced to eight years in prison by an Egyptian military court for spreading false news and insulting state institutions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amr Waked is the 6,338th most popular actor (down from 5,231st in 2019), the 542nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 522nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Egyptian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Amr Waked ranks 6,338 out of 13,578. Before him are Helen Ferguson, Ron Leibman, Cathleen Nesbitt, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Jung Il-woo, and Jung Woo-sung. After him are Aleksandr Dedyushko, Shirley Mason, Cliff DeYoung, Richie Jen, Leslie David Baker, and Robert Newton.

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Among people born in 1973, Amr Waked ranks 263. Before him are Sudeep, Embu, Dennis Gansel, Inés Sastre, Barret Oliver, and Jung Woo-sung. After him are Fabio Lione, Denis Urubko, Noriaki Asakura, Élodie Bouchez, Samuel Benchetrit, and Aitor Karanka.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Amr Waked ranks 542 out of 642. Before him are Atef Sedky (1930), Penelope Lively (1933), Mohamed Ali Rashwan (1956), Ahmed al-Senussi (1933), Karim Rashid (1960), and Mohamed Latif (1909). After him are Mohamed Aboutrika (1978), Farid Simaika (1907), Lotfia Elnadi (1907), Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh (1951), Rawya Ateya (1926), and Sherine (1980).

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Among ACTORS In Egypt

Among actors born in Egypt, Amr Waked ranks 15. Before him are Taheyya Kariokka (1915), Nadia Gamal (1937), Mena Massoud (1991), Julian Fellowes (1949), Georges Guétary (1915), and Naima Akef (1929). After him are Donia Samir Ghanem (1985).

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