Amr Mahmoud Yassin, scriptwriter and son of late veteran Egyptian actor, Mahmoud Yassin, announced that his father's funeral will be held tomorrow, Thursday.
"Due to family considerations and circumstances, the funeral and burial ceremony will be held tomorrow, Thursday (October 15), after the noon prayer." Amr wrote on Facebook.
He added that the location of the funeral prayer will be announced later on.
Yassin had passed away at the age of 79, after a struggle with disease on Wednesday morning.
It is worth mentioning that Mahmoud Fouad Yassin, known as Mahmoud Yassin, was born on February 19, 1941, in Port Said. He graduated from the faculty of law in 1964.
Yassin joined the National Theatre one year before graduation, where he was the narrator in a number of plays such as “Solaimaan al-Halaby”, “Al-Zeer Saalem”, and “Daaerat al-tabasheer al Kokaazeya”.
He also played lead roles in “Laylat masra’ Guevara” (The night Guevara was killed). “Watany Akka” (Akka.. My Nation”,“Laila wal-magnoun” (Laila and her fool), “Al-zeyaara entahet” (Visit is over),“Ahlan ya Bakawaat” (Hello Sires) and “Al-Khedeiwy” (The Kepe).
Yassin became in 70’s one of the most popular romantic film stars, starring in many films such as “Al Khayt El Rafia” (The Think Line), “Hob wa Kibriya’” (Love and Pride), and “Al Rosasa La Tazal Fi Gayby” (The Bullet is Still in my Pocket).
He formed a starring duo with actress Naglaa’ Fathi, making a lot of highly successful romantic dramas.
In the nineties, Yassin shifted his career to television, starring in series like “Abu hanifa Al Noa’man” “Did el Tayyar” (Against the Current), and “Souq El A’sr” (Afternoon Market).
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