Shady El-Fakharany
Son of the Egyptian actor Yehia El Fakharany and journalist Lamis Gaber, Shady graduated from the Film Institute in 2004. He has since worked as an assistant director on a number of films working primarily with Sherif Arafa. El Farakhany has also acted in a number of films including The Trial of Ali Baba, which he appeared in as a child alongside his father and Esaad Younes. He directed several short films before moving to television drama. In 2012, he directed the acclaimed series The Foreigner, Abdel Kader starring his father. He is also the director of the 2014 television series Wonder.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Egypt
Known for
- The Great Fava Beans of China (2004) — Assistant Director
- Mafia (2002) — Second Assistant Director
- Wannous (2016) — Director
- Halim (2006) — Assistant Director
- The Full Story Drama (2026) — Director
- Naguib Zahi Zarkash (2021) — Director
- The Joy thief (1995) — The student
- Two Women and a Man (1987) — Child
- Mabrouk and Bulbul (1998) — Assistant Director
- The Forbidden Talks (2000) — Script
- Wonder (2014) — Director
- Abdul Kader the Foreigner (2012) — Director