Riham Abdel Ghafour Is No Longer Starring Alongside Mona Zaki in Ramadan 2025

Egyptian actress Riham Abdel Ghafour is no longer among the cast of Mona Zaki's series for the Ramadan 2025 drama marathon.

In a phone-in with "Nogoum FM" radio station, Abdel Ghafour said she had apologized for starring with actress Mona Zaki in her upcoming series for the Ramadan drama marathon.

She added that Zaki was one of the stars she wanted to work with, but when she got nominated for the series she was already committed to another work, which was the TV series "Zolm Al Mastaba", starring Jordanian actor Eyad Nassar and Fathy Abdel Wahab, making it difficult for her to work on two shows at the same time.

"Zolm Al Mastaba" hails from acclaimed director Hani Khalifa and scriptwriter Fawzi Saleh., It is set to screen during the drama marathon. 

It marks the second collaboration between the pair after the 2022 TV series "Wish Wa Dahr".

The cast also includes Islam Ibrahim, Tharaa Goubail, and others. Mariam Abu Ouf directed from a script by Ahmed Badawi and Shadi Abdullah.

Abdel Ghafour, born on September 6, 1978, is the daughter of the late veteran Egyptian actor Ashraf Abdel Ghafour.

The actress played the leading female role with Muhammad Heneidy and Ashraf Abdul Baky in the film “Saaheb Sahbo – Best friends”.

She became very popular for her delicateness and distinctiveness, which was noticed in her TV and cinema roles.

Abdel Ghafour participated in many TV series like “Al-aaela wal-naas" (Family and people), “Hadeeth al-sabaah wal-massaa" (Day and night talk) and “Zizinia" (a neighborhood in Alexandria).

In cinema, she participated in “Mallaaky Eskendereyya" (Privé Alexandria), "Kaan yowm hobbak" (The day of your love), “Gaay fel-sareea" (I’m coming!) and “Bel-Araby Cinderella" (Cinderella in Arabic).

Abdel Ghafour also performed in the play “Hamlet” and co-worked with Yahia al-Fakharaany in “Al-malek Lear" (King Lear).