Fouad Zaki Mohamed El Mohandes ; known as Fouad El Mohandes (or Fuad el-Mohandess; ; September 6, 1924 – September 16, 2006) was an Egyptian stage and screen actor, and star from the 1950s specializing mostly in comedy roles in dozens of theater, cinema, and TV hits spanning five decades. Biography Born in Abbassia, Cairo. he was the son of linguist Zaki Mohamed El Mohandes, the dean of the faculty of Dar al-Oloom and a member of the Arabic language Academy of Egypt. Therefore, their home was a fortress to preserve the Arabic language, which he mastered through his father, who was the one who had the first credit in developing his artistic talents. el-Mohandes was survived by a brother and two sisters, one of whom is the late Safiya el-Mohandes, who was the head of Television and Radio station for more than ten years successively, and a noted Egyptian broadcaster who was married to Mohamed Mahmoud Shaaban (known as Baba Sharo), who was also the head of the Television and Radio stations for more than 18 years successively and successfully. el-Mohandes grew up in the Al-Azab Turkish schools. He is an amateur actor when he was young. Inspired by the plays of comedian Naguib Al Rehani (Who liked el-Mohandes’s performance in the play Al Dunia Ala Kaf Afrit [The world is on the palm of imp]) during his study at the faculty of commerce, el-Mohandes decided to pursue a career in drama. Salah Zulfikar, his close friend and neighbor from Abbassiya neighborhood helped to introduce him to his brothers Ezz El-Dine Zulfikar and Mahmoud Zulfikar and they were a major reason in launching el-Mohandes’s cinematic career. He joined a group named Sa'a li Qalbak (An hour to your heart) during its early run. His important leading roles: "Sapawy" in Aelet Zizi (Zizi's family), "Zaki / Mr.X." in Akhtar ragol fi el aalam (The most dangerous man in the world), "Bassiouni" in El Ard El Tayyeba (The Good Earth), "Abdul-Salam Al-Damanhouri" in Khali balak min giranak (Watch out for your neighbours), And much more. At the time, he also presented in radio broadcasting in the 1960s: Aaelet marzouk (Marzouk's family), Sa'aa le albek (An hour for your heart), and Kilmitein Wi-Bas (Two Words Only), which was broadcast daily for more than 15 years. His comedy role in Aa'ilat Zizi (Zizi's Family), directed by Fatin Abdel Wahab, was one of the