Ghazi Hussein

Ghazi Hussein (; born 21 November 1950 in Doha, Qatar) is a Qatari actor and journalist. He is best known for his work in presenting Iftah Ya Simsim, the Arabic version of American children's television series Sesame Street, and for his leading role in Qatari television series Excuse Me, Father in 1994. He typically plays roles consisting of a domineering and authoritarian male figure.

Biography Hussein was born on 21 November 1950, in Doha, Qatar. He graduated with a degree from the Beirut Arab University's Arabic Language Department. His career started with Qatar Radio in 1968, where he hosted several programs. He would get involved in theatre in the 1970s, acting in the play Baqi Al Wisea alongside other Qatar National Theatre Troupe members.

In 1985, he would take part in Qatar's second locally made children's series, Jassim's Adventures, produced by Qatar TV and filmed in Studio 4. Also in 1985, he acted in Qatari playwright Ghanem Al Sulaiti's play The Fighters, presented at the second Carthage Theatre Festival in Tunisia. The play would go on to win two awards.

The defining moment of his career was his acting in the popular Qatari television series Excuse Me, Father (Afwan Sayidi) beginning in the 1990s. Other series he acted in include The Rule of Humans (Hokm Al Bashar, 2002), The Last Cluster (Akher Al Onqood, 1993), Another Day (Yoam Akher, 2003) and Calm and Storms (Hudu Waeawasif, 2004).

Hussein featured in the 2011 series Omar, a historical series co-produced by Qatar TV about Omar ibn al-Khattab. He played the role of Umayya ibn Khalaf, depicted as a villain who opposes Muhammad and the spread of Islam.

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