Mohamed Ragab to Participate in Ramadan 2025 Drama Marathon

Egyptian actor, Mohamed Ragab is preparing for a new TV series, which he plans to participate in during the Ramadan 2025 drama marathon.

The series sees Ragab collaborating with "Haq Arab" scriptwriter Mahmoud Hamdan.

He was last seen making a cameo appearance in actor Karim Abdel Aziz's TV series “Al-Hashashin”.

The series marked a reunion between the pair for the first time in 20 years since working together on the 2004 comedy blockbuster "El Basha Telmeez".

The series also starred Fathy Abdel Wahab, Myrna Noureldin, Ahmed Eid, Eslam Gamal, Nicolas Mouawad, Yasser Ali Maher, Nour Ehab, Omar El Shenawy, and Suzan Najm Aldeen.

Peter Mimi directed the historical project from a script by screenwriter Abdel Rahim Kamal.

The big-budget series was set to screen during the holy month of Ramadan but got postponed to Ramadan 2024 due to the tight schedule and filming time as well as the shooting taking place in several countries abroad. 

The project takes place in the 11th century and sees the actor playing Hassan Al-Sabbah, the founder of Al-Hashashin.

Al-Hashashin was a sect of assassins that operated between 1090 and 1275 CE. During that time, they lived in the mountains of Persia and Syria and the covert murder of leaders who were considered enemies of the Nizārī Ismāʿīlī State.

Ragab, born on May 27, 1975, made his acting career in children’s programs. He also worked as an assistant director and studied at the Cinema Institute.

He worked on 1995's “al-Zainy Barakat” as well as worked as an assistant director for Tareq al-‘Eryan on "El Silim we Al Thu'ban" (Snakes and Ladders).

Ragab is known for TV productions such as "El Akh El Kabir", "Darbat Muealam", and "Wesh Tany".

He is best known for his roles in films "Bekia" (2018), "Salem Abu Okhto" (2014), "Al Hafla" (2013), "Muhtaram Iila Rubue" (2010), "Almish Muhandis Hassan" (2008), "Klashinkof" (2008), and "Tomn Dastet Ashrar" (2006), Ent Omry" (2005), "Hamada Yelab" (2005), and "Mallaki Iskandariya" (2005).

Ragab also starred as a villain in films "ُEl basha Telmeez" (2004), "Kan youm Hobak" (2004), "Izzay tekhalli el-banat Tehibbak" (2003), and "Mozakerat Moraheqah" (2001).