hiː ɪz bˈɛst nˈoʊn fɔːɹ hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv fˈɪlm kɹˈɑːnɪkəl ʌvðə jˈɪɹz ʌv fˈaɪɚ, wˌɪtʃ wˈʌn ðɪ æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv kˈænz fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl ænd bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ˈæɹəb ænd ˈæfɹɪkən fˈɪlm tə wˈɪn ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹd.
He is best known for his 1975 film Chronicle of the Years of Fire, which won the  at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival and became the first Arab and African film to win the award.