2022/03/17
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The belly dancer, Suhair Zaki, who was born on January 4, 1945, is considered one of the most famous belly dancers in the history of Egyptian belly dancing.
Suhair Zaki started her artistic career when she headed to Cairo to search for fame. For women only”, which was shown in 1962, then she participated in the movie “Al-Hasna wa Al-Tabla” in which she played the role of the dancer in 1963.
She began to shine in the seventies and eighties, when she performed her famous dances in front of senior art people and senior politicians as well. Her performance was praised by the late President Anwar El-Sadat, as well as the singer Umm Kulthum, who was the first dancer to dance to her songs. She also participated in the role of the dancer in the movie “”
So, she answers her. So, this is how she is.” This is with the artist Samir Ghanem, Madiha Kamel and Farouk El-Fishawy, which was shown in 1982 and is one of her most famous roles, and her last work was in 1984, which is the movie “I am the one I deserve.”
Suhair Zaki participated in dancing and acting in a large number of artworks, the most important of which are, “The Zizi Family, River of Life, First Love, Abbey, Student House, Satan, Men in the Trap. The lair of the wicked.”
Suhair Zaki presented her latest artwork through the movie “I am the one I deserve” in 1984 with the artist Hassan Youssef, Mohamed Awad and Suhair Ramzy, following which she retired from acting and dancing to this day and devote herself to her family life following her marriage to the photographer Mohamed Emara.
Suhair Zaki had a difficult situation with the planet of the East Umm Kulthum, as Suhair was the first dancer to dance to the tunes of the song Umm Kulthum, You are my life, and I was very angry when I learned regarding this matter, and I called the musician Baligh Hamdi to find out the truth of the matter, and eloquent went to watch Suhair Zaki’s dances, following which he went to Umm Kulthum He asked her to come see for herself.
Umm Kulthum went with Baligh Hamdi to watch Suhair Zaki in nature as she dances to the tunes of her songs, but the opposite happened. Instead of Umm Kulthum getting angry and reprimanding Suhair, she admired her and praised her performance.
Suhair Zaki was called the dancer of kings because she performed many dances at the wedding parties of all the sons of the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, as well as her dance in front of many leaders, including US President Richard Nixon and Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba.
The famous star, Suhair Zaki, appeared a few years ago during a rare television interview, many years following her retirement.
It is reported that Suhair Zaki retired from art in the early nineties, following her marriage to photographer Mohamed Emara, to devote herself to her family life completely.
