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Leila Mourad

Leila Mourad

Acting
17 Feb 1918
21 Nov 1995
Egypt

Biography

Leila Mourad or Layla Morad (Arabic: ليلى مراد; February 17, 1918 – November 21, 1995) was an Egyptian singer and actress, and one of the most prominent superstars in Egypt and the entire Arab world in her era. Born Lilian Zaki Ibrahim Mourad to an Egyptian Jewish family, known for their patriotism in 1918 in the El Daher District in Cairo, she later changed her name to Leila Mourad as a stage-name. She made her first stage appearance, aged nine, at the Saalat Badi'a, one of Cairo's most succes...

Also Known As

ليليان زكي مراد موردخاي, ليلى مراد, Layla Mourad

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