{"id":11722,"date":"2016-01-21T23:50:19","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T23:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=11722"},"modified":"2016-01-22T02:09:15","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T02:09:15","slug":"naguib-el-rehani-1889-1949","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/naguib-el-rehani-1889-1949\/","title":{"rendered":"Naguib El-Rehani (1889 \u2013 1949)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0 Ahlan \u0623\u0647\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0627\u064b<\/strong><\/span>, Arabic lovers! As Google celebrated today the 127th birthday of Naguib El-Rehani \u0646\u062c\u064a\u0628<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064a\u062d\u0627\u0646\u064a<\/strong><\/span>, I thought it might be interesting to write about his legacy especially for those of you who have never heard of him. Naguib El-Rehani was a famous Egyptian actor and comedian. He is considered the Father of Comedy \u0632\u0639\u064a\u0645 \u0645\u0633\u0631\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0643\u0627\u0647\u0629<\/strong><\/span> in Egypt. He had a great influence on many famous modern Egyptian comedians.<\/p>\n

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Google celebrating El-Rehani’s 127 Birthday<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth and Early Childhood<\/u>: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Elias El-Rehani was a catholic Iraqi who was a horse expert and trader. He finally settled in Cairo where he married a Christian Egyptian woman. They had three sons and one of them was Naguib. So, Naguib Elias El-Rehani was born on January 21, 1889 in Bab El-Sheriyah \u0628\u0627\u0628<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0631\u064a\u0629<\/strong><\/span>, a popular district of Cairo. Naguib went to a French primary school in Cairo named “Les Fr\u00e8res” which enabled him to master the French language.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When Naguib finished his High School (The\u00a0baccalaur\u00e9at \u0634\u0647\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0643\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627<\/strong><\/span>), his father’s trade was not doing very well so Naguib didn’t finish his studies and searched for work to support his family. Naguib was a shy boy but also was very sarcastic like his mother. He used to make fun of the social contradictions in many situations. Although he managed to get a good job with good money in a reputable sugar company in Upper Egypt \u0635\u0639\u064a\u062f<\/strong> \u0645\u0635\u0631<\/strong><\/span>, he was not satisfied and resigned. He moved back to Cairo where he started his artistic career.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zSXHh1XMjc0<\/a><\/p>\n

Artistic Career<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In a famous street in Cairo, Naguib met one of his friends and agreed to start a theatre group that presents comedy sketches in night clubs. That was the start of Naguib El-Rehani. His most works was to the theater and was not videotaped that is why most of them did not reach us like his later works for the cinema. There are six films for Naguib El-Rehani that critics consider as one of the deepest ironic and sarcastic serious farces in the Arabian cinema. El-Rehani was known by many names of the characters he presented in his films like “\u0643\u0634\u0643\u0634<\/strong> \u0628\u064a\u0647<\/strong><\/span> Mr. Kishkish”. He worked with the giants of the Egyptian theater and cinema. He also wrote many works some of which were made into films after his death. Naguib El-Rehani died on June 8, 1949 while he was shooting his last film “\u063a\u0632\u0644<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u062a<\/strong> <\/span>Ghazal El-Banat”.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J_FPLGl0Ddc<\/a><\/p>\n

Marriage and wives<\/u><\/strong>: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Naguib El-Rehani married the Syrian actress and dancer \u0628\u062f\u064a\u0639\u0629<\/strong> \u0645\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0646\u064a<\/strong><\/span> Badi’a Masabni. He established her cabaret; “Casino Badi’a \u0643\u0627\u0632\u064a\u0646\u0648<\/strong> \u0628\u062f\u064a\u0639\u0629<\/strong><\/span>“. Their marriage was full of ups and downs till they divorced. They did not have children. Then, It is said that he married a German woman and had a daughter called Jeana.<\/p>\n