most significant roles in his career. In addition, he and his then-wife, Shwikar, were a well-known acting couple, co-starring in many film and stage comedies such as: Mutarada Gharamiya (An Amorous Pursuit), Ard El Nifaq (Land of Hypocrisy), and Akhtar Ragul Fil Aalam (The Most Dangerous Man In The World). His most important leading roles in Theaters: Ana wa howa wa heia (I, he, & she), Sayedity el gamila (my beautiful women), El secerteair el fani (The technical secretary), Ana fin wenty fein (Where am I, and where are you). He also appeared in leading roles with Adel Emam (still a young actor and a beginner), such as the play Ana w Huwwa w Hiyya (Me, Him, and Her) in 1964. He starred in Mahmoud Zulfikar's Agazat Gharam (Love Vacation) in 1967, and with Saeed Saleh in a film in 1970. However, he returned to roles with Adel Emam in films like Khalli Balak Min Giranak (Watch Out for Your Neighbours) in the 1990s. The 1960s were el-Mohandes' golden age. He made some successful plays, such as: El-Sekerteir El-Fanni (The Technical Secretary), Sayydati El-Gameela (the Arabic adaptation of My Fair Lady), and Hawwa' El-Sa'aa 12 (Eve of Midnight). Later in his career, his interest shifted back to theater, working in plays such as: Innaha Haqqan Aa'ila Muhtarama (It is Truly a Respected Family), Hala habibty (Hala my love), and Rawhia etkatafet (Rawhia is kidnapped). Some of his supporting roles were in: Bein El Atlaal (Among the Ruins) with Faten Hamama, Uyoon Sahranah (Wakeful Eyes) with Salah Zulfikar & Shadia, Amirat El Arab (Princess of the Arabs), El Sahera El Sagheera (The Little Witch) with Soad Hosni, Roshdy Abaza & Madiha Yousri, Nahr El Hob (River of Love) with Omar Sharif & Faten Hamama, Maww’ed fil Bourj (Appointment at the Tower) with Salah Zulfikar & Soad Hosny, Almaz Wi Abdo El-Hamuli (Almaz and Abdu El-Hamuli) with Warda Al-Jazairia & Hussein Riad, El Shumoo' El Sawda (Black Candles) with Saleh Selim & Nagat El-Sagheera, and El beyh el bauab (The Master... Janitor) with Ahmed Zaki & Ragaa Al Geddawy & Safia El Emari. Personal life El Mohandes married twice; The first one from Effat Sorour and she gave birth to two sons: Ahmed, a civil Engineer who has a daughter named Habiba was in the DSB school in Egypt, and now lives in Canada, and Mohamed, businessman who has a son, his