Egyptian actor Khaled El Sawy will star alongside actor Fathy Abdel Wahab in the TV series “Mozakerat Zog” (Memoirs of a Husband).
Maryam Ahmady is directing the project from a screenplay by Mohamed Suleiman. It is based on a novel by the late great writer Ahmed Bahgat.
The series consists of 15 episodes and is set to screen in Ramadan 2023 drama marathon.
“Mozakerat Zog” marks the second collaboration between El Sawy and Lotfy after the 2021 TV series “Cairo-Kabul”.
El Sawy, born on November 25, 1963, studied law at Cairo University and started acting while at college at the university’s theater.
After his graduation in 1985, he studied directing at the Academy of Arts till 1993, then started working as an assistant director in the film “Samaka we Arbaa’ Oroush” (A Fish and Four Sharks).
El Sawy served as a director for several of the Nile International network’s satellite channels.
The actor has co-founded the Egyptian Foundation for Theater Enthusiasts and wrote plays “Haflet Maganin” (Crazy Party), and “Operette El Darfil” (The Dolphin Operette), which he won the Taymour Award for Theatrical Ingenuity in 1991 and 1992 respectively.
El Sawy’s career includes a variety of distinct roles in several films, including “Emaret Yacoubian” (Yacoubian Building), “Keda Reda”, “Cabaret”, “El Farah” (The Wedding), and “El Feel El Azraq” (The Blue Elephant).
He also starred as a lead in television series like “Tofahet Adam” (Adam’s Apple) and “Khatem Suleiman” (Suleiman’s Ring).