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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-01-23

Place of Birth

Cairo, Egypt

Ahmad Rateb

Biography

An Egyptian actor, born in the Sayyida Zeinab district of Cairo in 1949. He began acting while still a student. Although he initially enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering and joined its theater troupe, he did not complete his studies there; instead, he chose to attend the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts, where he earned his bachelor's degree. He appeared in dozens of films in supporting roles starting in the 1970s, including *Wahda bi-Wahda* (Tit for Tat), *Al-Irhab wal-Kabab* (Terrorism and Kebab), and *Bakhit wa Adila*. He also distinguished himself in television series such as *Al-Seera Al-Hilaliyya* and *Hind wa al-Doctor No'man*. He worked with Adel Emam in the play *Al-Zaeem* (The Leader). Three films featuring Ahmed Rateb were selected for the list of the 100 best films in the history of Egyptian cinema—based on a 1996 critics' poll—namely: *Lil-Hob Qissa Akhira* (1985), *Al-Bari'* (1986), and *Al-Hob Fawq Hadabat al-Haram* (1986). He won the Best Actor award at the Radio and Television Festival for his role in the series *Umm Kulthum*.

Known for

Critical Moments

Critical Moments

A medical drama about the stories of a large number of doctors, staff and patients at Dr. Galal's hospital, and the daily challenges that the hospital staff faces both in their work and their personal lives.

Bwabet Elhalwani

Bwabet Elhalwani

Bwabet El‑Halawani brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.

Al Sera Al Helalya

Al Sera Al Helalya

It takes about the movement of the Hilali Tribe from the Arabic peninsula to the nowadays Tunisia. It takes about the adventures of Abu Zaid which are a mixture of facts and myths with a glimpse of glory on the hero's cunning and wisdom.

Al Sera Al Helalya

Al Sera Al Helalya

It takes about the movement of the Hilali Tribe from the Arabic peninsula to the nowadays Tunisia. It takes about the adventures of Abu Zaid which are a mixture of facts and myths with a glimpse of glory on the hero's cunning and wisdom.

Al-Gama'a

Al-Gama'a

Al-Gama'a is an Egyptian television drama, Historical and Political drama series written by Wahid Hamid, directed by Mohammed Yasin and produced by Kamel Abu Ali. The series began filming in January 2010 with a budget of 50 million Egyptian pounds. The show deals with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist political group, which was officially banned but nonetheless tolerated to an extent before the revolution. Critics have decried the show's pro-government stance, charging that it plays into the Egyptian government's agenda prior to the 2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections.

The God Father

The God Father

The series revolves around a large family dominated by Father Zain Al Attar, who embodies the course of the artist Mahmoud Hamida, and has a large number of children who live with him in the house except two, one of them lives in a shelter and the other an aggressive person, and recounts the relationship of this father with gangs of arms and smugglers.

Raafat Al Haggan

Raafat Al Haggan

Based on the true story of Egyptian spy Refaat Al-Gammal, Raafat Al Haggan follows a young Egyptian Muslim recruited by intelligence to assume a false Jewish identity and embed himself deep within Israeli society for over a decade. Starring Mahmoud Abdel Aziz and Yusra, the series charts his dangerous double life, his sacrifices, and his pivotal role in gathering intelligence ahead of the 1973 October War.

Forgive me, I didn't mean to

Forgive me, I didn't mean to

The husband of the businesswoman (Gulnar) dies in a plane crash, and she later discovers that he is married to her close friend. She suffers a nervous breakdown that leads to her being admitted to the hospital. Then she marries (Marzouq), the accountant in her company, and then problems occur between them and events unfold.

Professor and Head of Department

Professor and Head of Department

A college professor rebelling on political situations, holds a big governmental position after the revolution, but he gets shocking surprises.

Without Mentioning Names

Without Mentioning Names

The series revolves around several intertwined events, different Aisha. The series deals with the story of Rabih al-Halawani, and his son Rabie al-Halawani. The magazine and its partner in extortion operations, ill-informed. On the other hand, there is a reason to spend the protection and care of a purebred (ewe) and closer to her on the other side, as she escapes to work for Karawana and then becomes a beach dancer. He exploits the need for a job as an engineer by one of the sons of the Egyptian countryside, in order to exploit him and his father to implement private and suspicious deals.

Hekayat Beneeshha

Hekayat Beneeshha

Dr. Layla Sallam, freshly healing from two tumultuous marriages, finds herself drawn to Omar, a complex patient battling mental illness. As their bond deepens—blurring lines between love and healing—Omar's quest for truth challenges Layla to confront her own demons.

Om Kulthum

Om Kulthum

Throughout its episodes, the series narrates the biography of the Arab singing lady (Umm Kulthum) since her inception in Sinbillawain and her journey with her father and siblings in singing religious songs on all occasions, through her artistic career and her move to stability in Cairo, and the stories of love that she went through during her life, and her artistic glory until she mastered The lyric scene in Egypt, and the crises she encountered during her artistic work and social life.

Al-Helaly's Way

Al-Helaly's Way

Mustafa Al-Helaly is a university professor and head of the 'Virtue Party', who decides to run for parliament, but his life turns upside down after the retired dancer Sou'ad claims that he's the father of her reckless young daughter Nancy as a result of a one-night stand that happened 20 years ago.

Sarah

Sarah

Sarah is a girl whose mental development stopped at a very young age. After she slips into a coma that lasts for years, she crosses paths with a dedicated young doctor who decides to wake her up from her coma. When she wakes up, he ends up falling with her, not knowing what he is signing up for.

The Family

The Family

The series takes place during the war of attrition and its aftermath, in a building and the relationship between its inhabitants, and about a family who loses their son in the war and its impact on them. It also deals with the issue of terrorism and poverty, which drives the poor to drift behind extremist groups.