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Ismail Yasseen

Ismail Yasseen

Acting
15 Sept 1912
24 May 1972
Suez, Egypt

Biography

Ismail Yasin Ali Nakhla was born in Suez (15 September, 1912) where he led a miserable unstable childhood, and had to leave primary school when his mother died and his father went to prison. His first job was a chanting salesman assistant in front of a shop. In so doing, he trained his voice and decided to become a singer, as he was very fond of the legendary musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab. He sang in weddings and cafés and then moved to Cairo to join the Badee’a Massabny acting troupe. Hence, fil...

Also Known As

Esmaeel Yaseen, Ismail Yasin, Ismael Yassin, Ismail Yassine, إسماعيل ياسين

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