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Bassam Lotfi
Bassam Lotfi (Arabic: بسام لطفي) (1 January 1940 - 19 August 2022) was a Syrian actor, who was born and raised in Tulkarm in Palestine.[1] He is considered one of the most prominent Arab actors,[2] and he is considered one of the first generation of Syrian actors. He played a role in the launch of Syrian drama and he participated in dozens of series that gained wide popularity in Arabic.[3] He was known as the “Dean of Syrian Drama”.[4] BiographyBassam Lotfi was born in Tulkarm on 1 January 1940 during a period of the Mandatory Palestine,[4] he received his primary education in Tulkarm. His father was a teacher in Tulkarm.[4] Bassam Lotfi moved to Syria after the 1948 war. He returned to Tulkarm for a time in 1967, but the return lasted only a few months as he left for Syria again after Israel took control of the West Bank in June 1967.[5] Artistic careerBassam Lotfi began the acting in the theatres of Damascus in 1957, he contributed to the establishment of a group of Syrian art institutions, such as the Syrian Artists Syndicate, the Arab Youth Club, the Syrian National Theatre, the Syrian Military Theatre, and the Palestinian National Theatre.[6] Honors and awards
DeathBassam Lotfi died at the age of 82, on 19 August 2022 in Damascus,[8] and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas mourned the actor Bassam Lotfi.[9] References
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