Ahmed El Sakka is an Egyptian actor known for his action films. He has become one of the leading stars of Egyptian cinema.
El Sakka began his career with uncredited roles in numerous films and TV series before gaining recognition for his breakthrough performance in an Egyptian comedy film Upper Egypt at American University (1998) and hammam in amsterdam (1999).
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- Full name: Ahmed Mohamed Salah El-Din Sarkar
- Stage name: Ahmed El Saka
- Date of birth: March 1, 1973
- Age: 51 years old
- Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Occupation: Egyptian actor
- Height: 1.73m
- Parents: Salah El Sakka and Nadia Abdo El-Sorogy
- Siblings: Fatma El Saka
- Spouse: Maha Al Sagheer (m. 1999)
- Children: Yassin Ahmed El Sakka, Nadia Ahmed El Sakka and Hamza Ahmed El Sakka
- Relationship: Married
- Net worth: $3 million
early life and education
Ahmed Mohamed Salah El Din El-Sakka was born on March 1, 1973 in Cairo, Egypt, is the theater director Salah El-Sakka. Son of Salah El Sakka and Nadia Abdo El-Sorogy.
He has a sibling, Fatima El Sakka. El Sakka studied at the Academy of Arts and graduated in 1993 from the Ecole Supérieure de Dramatic Arts. He is an Egyptian and a Muslim.
Profession
Ahmed El Sakka started his acting career in the early 1990s and has had roles in the following popular TV series alnava (1991) with Fardous Abdel Hamid, Alf Leila Valera (1995), and Nev Rabia El-Ahar (1996) with Yehia El-Fakharany.
He also appears in the series W. Man Arazi Lajoheb Fatma? (1996) and Taweed Sharesa (1996) with Attar El-Hakim. He has received notable recognition for his key roles in Rhoda Calbee (1998) and Zawaq Alaa Walker Solifan (1998).
El Sakka’s breakthrough film role Saidi Fai El Gama El Amrekiya (1998), in which he starred alongside Mohamed Hnedi as a farmer studying at an American university.
This success was followed by another, Amsterdam hammam (1999), again co-starring Henity in a tough guy role. El Sakka’s career continues to rise, landing major roles in dramas arabanda (1998) and african (1999), making him a popular actor.
His first major starring role in a film was Short W Fanelah W Hat (2000), which was a huge success at the box office and earned him the Best Actor Award at the Cairo International Film Festival.
He went on to build his career with the following films: African (2001), mafia (2002), Tito (2004), and italian war (2005). El Sakka’s versatility is reflected in roles in romantic dramas such as About love and passion (2006) and biographical films such as islands (2007).
El Sakka remained active throughout the 2010s, starring in films such as dad (2012), benefit (2012), and island 2 (2014), as well as thrillers such as 30 years ago (2016).
He has also appeared in films such as red line (2012), round trip (2015), and dark horse (2017). In 2021, Al Saka starred in 200 pounds and Nasr al-Aghrab (descendants of strangers), which was severely criticized.
El Sakka’s career achievements were recognized with the GFF Career Achievement Award at the 2021 El Gouna Film Festival. In 2022, he starred in al ehtiar 3 (Choose 3), as well as famous actors such as Ahmed Ezz and Karim Abdel Aziz.
His continued success and contribution to Egyptian cinema have cemented his reputation as one of the country’s leading actors.
social media
- Instagram account: @ahmedelsakaeg
- Facebook account: Ahmed Elsaka
- Twitter account: @Ahmed_AISakka
personal life
Famous Egyptian actor Ahmed El Sakka married media personality Maha Al Sagheer on November 17, 1999. The couple has three children: Yassin, Hamza and Nadia.
Their relationship encountered difficulties over the years, undergoing two separations and subsequent reconciliations, largely due to personal differences and family pressures.
film chronology
Movie:
- Almax Gang (2024)
- swarm (2024)
- final round (2024)
- porter (2024)
- dark horse (2017)
- 30 years ago (2016)
- island 2 (2014)
- dad (2012)
- red line (2012)
- trade (2010)
- consul’s son (2010)
- dealer (2010)
- Ibrahim Abyad (2009)
- islands (2007)
- Taimur and Shafiqa (2007)
- About love and passion (2006)
- italian war (2005)
- Tito (2004)
- mafia (2002)
TV drama:
- porter (2024)
- final round (2024)
- dark horse (2017)
- go and come back (2015)
- Estifa (2014)
- red line (2012)
- poor man’s son (2019)
- descendants of strangers (2021)
net worth
Ahmed El Sakka’s net worth is estimated to be approximately $3 million. As a famous Egyptian actor, he has earned a significant amount of wealth through roles in successful films and TV series, as well as endorsement and production work in the Egyptian entertainment industry.
