Ahmed Badrakhan

Ahmed Badrakhan (18 September 1909 – 26 August 1969) was an Egyptian film director and screenwriter of Iraqi Kurdish origin. He directed 41 films between 1936 and 1968. He is famous for his 1952 romantic drama A Night of Love starring Mahmoud El Meliguy and Mariam Fakhr Eddine. He directed Intisar al-chabab which for the first time starred the virtuoso oud player and singer Farid al-Atrash along with singer Asmahan. He was married to Asmahan, and would be a central figure in Studio Misr, Egypts most popular cinema studio at the time.

Selected filmography Dananeer (1940) Intisar Al Shabab (1941) Aydah (1942) Fatma (1947) (1947) (1950) A Night of Love (1951) (1954) (1955) (1955) (1956)