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The prominent Syrian director Bassam Al Mulla died Saturday in the Lebanese city of Zahle at the age of 66, following directing and supervising most parts of the famous Levantine Environment series “Bab Al Hara”. His death was a shock to his colleagues and friends in the artistic community, especially since he was only suffering from routine symptoms of diabetes.
Artists’ Syndicate Syrians The prominent Syrian director Bassam Al Mulla, who died Saturday in the Lebanese city of Zahle at the age of 66, following directing and supervising most parts of the famous Levantine Environment series.‘Bab Al-Hara’“.
The Syrian Artists Syndicate said on its official Facebook page, “The Damascus branch of the Artists Syndicate mourns the death of fellow artist Bassam Al Mulla.”
The head of the Damascus branch of the Syndicate of Artists, Tamaderghanem, told AFP that Mullah died in the city of Zahle in the Bekaa region in eastern Lebanon, and “work is underway to transfer his body and prepare his funeral in Damascus.” “He died naturally and was suffering from diabetes,” she added.
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Al Mulla comes from an artistic family, as he is the son of the late artist Adham Al Mulla, and his two brothers, directors Moamen and Bashar. Al Mulla started his career as an assistant director, then in directing and general supervision.
His death was a shock to his colleagues and friends in the artistic community, especially since he was only suffering from routine symptoms of diabetes.
Al Mulla was famous for directing the Levantine Environment series, most notably the Bab Al Hara series in its first five parts between 2006 and 2010, and then took over the general supervision of the series in later parts.
“Bab Al-Hara”, whose events take place in one of the Damascus neighborhoods during the French mandate nearly a century ago, achieved overwhelming Arab success, especially in its early parts, until it became a reference in the work of the Levantine environment.
Al-Mulla’s colleagues also call him “Professor of Levantine Environment Drama Directors” following he achieved widespread public success for old series, such as Shamiya Days, Al-Khawali, and Layali Al-Salihiya.
FRANCE 24/AFP