
Aswan, Egypt
Mohamed Mounir is an Egyptian actor and singer, born in a village in Aswan Governorate in 1951. He moved with his family to Cairo after the Nubian villages were submerged by Lake Nasser, created by the Aswan High Dam. Mounir graduated from the Faculty of Applied Arts at Helwan University. He was discovered by the renowned communist activist Zaki Murad, who introduced him to the poet Abdel Rahim Mansour. At the same time, he also met the artist Ahmed Mounib, whose songs he later performed. In 1978, Mounir collaborated with the musician Hani Shenouda and his band on his debut album, "Bentawlad" (We Are Born). He later collaborated with the jazz artist Yehia Khalil and his band on subsequent albums, achieving numerous successes and becoming one of the most popular singers to this day. Some of his most successful albums include "Shababik" (Windows), "Shokolata" (Chocolate), "Momken" (Possible), "Men Awal Lamsa" (From the First Touch), and "Fi Eshq El Banat" (In the Love of Girls). Mohamed Mounir’s work was not limited to music alone, but his activity also extended to cinema and theater, where he presented a number of important films, most notably: (An Egyptian Tale, A Bitter Day, A Sweet Day, The Sixth Day, Destiny, Dunya)


as Orabi Al-Astorgi
1988

as Marwan/Poet
1997

1982

as Himself
2025

1997

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2016

as Beshir
2006

1986

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as أبو مطوه
1988

1993
2007

as Himself
2025

2023

2007

as Beshir
2006

2006

as Marwan/Poet
1997

1997

1993

1992

1991

as Aly
1990

as أبو مطوه
1988

as Orabi Al-Astorgi
1988

1986

as Mohamed
1986

1982
30 episodes
Songs