Wednesday, 30 December, 2020 - 12:00
Late Syrian director and actor Hatem Ali - Asharq Al-Awsat Cairo - Entisar Derdr
Syrian director and actor Hatem Ali, considered by many to have been the “godfather of Syrian drama,” passed away of a heart attack in Cairo on Tuesday.
He was mourned both by pro-government and opposition figures.
Ali, 58, was also known to have been a victim of two forced displacements, once as a refugee fleeing the Golan Heights to Damascus and another time in 2011, when he become a supporter of the protests that had erupted that year.
He has won numerous awards throughout his career, and his works were widely received with critical acclaim and commercial success. But out of the tens of works he has been involved in during his career, he is best known for directing renowned historical dramas such as Salah Al-Din Al Ayyubi, The Palestinian Exodus, Omar, and a quartet about the history of Mus