Deaths from Egypt

Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra dead at age 92, Egyptian actor

Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra died on May 11, 2026. He was an Egyptian actor.

May 11, 2026

Hany Shaker Egyptian singer, actor and composer dead at age 73

Hany Shaker, the Egyptian singer, actor and composer, died on May 3, 2026, at age 73. Born Hany Abdel Aziz Shaker in Cairo on December 21, 1952, he began his musical career at an early age, learning the piano as…

May 3, 2026

Soheir Zaki Egyptian belly dancer and actress dead at age 81

Soheir Zaki, the Egyptian belly dancer and actress known for her work in "Cairo 30," died on May 2, 2026. She was 81. Born Suheir Zaki Abdullah in Mansoura, Egypt, on January 4, 1945, she began her career as a…

May 2, 2026

Diaa Al-Awadi Egyptian doctor and influencer, heart attack dead at age 47

Diaa Al-Awadi died on April 19, 2026, of a heart attack. He was an Egyptian doctor and influencer. No further details about his life or work were provided. · 19 April 2026 · April 2026

April 19, 2026

Tariq Mahmud Ahmad Muhammad al-Sawah's Guantanamo portrait ID

Tariq al-Sawah public figure dead at age 68

Tariq al-Sawah, an Egyptian citizen held at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba, died on April 2, 2026, at age 68. Also spelled Tarek El Sawah, he was born in Alexandria, Egypt, on November 2, 1957. He was… · 02 April 2026 · April 2026

April 2, 2026

Bob Rossell American racing driver dead at age 89

Bob Rossell, an American racing driver and pioneering driver of modified stock cars, died on March 24, 2026, at age 89. Born in Wrightstown, New Jersey, he began his career in 1958 at what is now New Egypt Speedway with… · 24 March 2026 · March 2026

March 24, 2026

Muhammad Kamal Hassouna Palestinian politician, minister of national economy dead at age 84

Muhammad Kamal Hassouna, a Palestinian politician and businessman who served as minister of national economy from 2007 to 2009, died on March 20, 2026. He was born in Hebron on March 21, 1942, and received his schooling in Madinah before… · Egypt · 20 March 2026 · March 2026

March 20, 2026

Fatma Sarhan Egyptian singer dead at age 98

Fatma Sarhan, an Egyptian singer and actress, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Basyoun in 1928, she began singing on the radio in the 1950s. She later appeared in films including "I am the… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026

March 14, 2026

Ahmed Ibrahim Darwish Egyptian writer and poet dead at age 83

Ahmed Ibrahim Darwish, an Egyptian writer and poet, died on March 4, 2026. Born in Cairo on May 15, 1943, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Arabic language, literature and Islamic sciences from the Faculty of Dar al-Uloom at Cairo… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026

March 4, 2026

Nabilah Lubis Indonesian philologist and writer dead at age 83

Nabilah Lubis, an Indonesian philologist, writer, translator and lecturer, died on February 28, 2026, in Cairo, Egypt, at the age of 83. Born Nabilah ‘Abdel Fattah in Cairo on March 14, 1942, she later took the name Nabilah Lubis after… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026

February 28, 2026

Kaiti Voutsakis

Egyptian-born Greek actress and belly dancer · 26 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 26 · Greek

February 27, 2026

Moustafa Reyadh Egyptian footballer (Tersana dead at age 84

Moustafa Reyadh, the Egyptian footballer who played as a forward for Tersana and the Egypt national team, died on February 25, 2026. Born Ibrahim Mohammed Reyadh on April 5, 1941, he was the fourth all-time scorer in the Egyptian Premier… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026

February 25, 2026

Fahmy Omar Egyptian radio broadcaster dead at age 97

Fahmy Omar, Egyptian radio broadcaster and onetime head of Egyptian Radio, died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 97. Known as the "Sheikh of the Broadcasters," he worked in radio for 37 years from 1950 to 1988, rising… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026

February 25, 2026

Moufed Mahmoud Shehab Egyptian politician dead at age 90

Moufed Mahmoud Shehab, an Egyptian politician, died on February 15, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Alexandria in January 1936, he served as Cairo University president from 1993 to 1997. He later held several government posts, including minister… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026

February 15, 2026

Saber Eid, an Egyptian football player who played for Ghazl El Mahalla and the national team, died on December 29, 2025. He was born on May 1, 1959, and played as a centre-back for Ghazl El Mahalla. Eid represented Egypt… · 29 December 2025 · December 2025 · Cancer

December 29, 2025