Huda Sultan

Huda Sultan or Hoda Sultan (, 15 August 1925–5 June 2006), born Bahiga Abdel'al , was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was also one of the most awarded actress for her roles, especially in musicals in the black and white films where she played secondary and leading roles. Sultan performed in hundreds of films in Egyptian cinema in a 56-year career.

Early life Huda Sultan was born on 15 August 1925 in the rural Egyptian city of Tanta to a rural conservative family. She was the third of five siblings; one of her brothers was the renowned artist Mohamed Fawzi. Her most notable works are in the films; "El Fetewa" (الفتوة, "The Bully"), Ezz El-Dine Zulficar’s "Emra’a Fel Tareeq" (إمرأة في الطريق, "A Woman in the Road") with Shoukry Sarhan and Rushdy Abaza, "Nessa Muharramat" (نساء محرمات, "Forbidden Women") with Salah Zulfikar.thumb Huda Sultan and Salah Zulfikar in a romantic scene from the 1959 film Forbidden Women. leftIn 1960, she starred "Serr Imra'a" (سر امرأة, “Woman's Secret”) with Salah Zulfikar and Emad Hamdy. In 1968, she appeared in “Thalath Nesaa” (ثلاث نساء, “Three Women”) with Salah Zulfikar, Shoukry Sarhan and Ahmed Ramzy. "Shaye' Fe Sadry" (شئ في صدري, "Something in My Heart") with Rushdy Abaza. Also Youssef Chahine's "El Ekhtyar" (الإختيار, "The Choice") with Soad Hosny. In 1976, she co-starred in "Awdat Al Ibn Aldal" (عودة الابن الضال, "The Return of the Prodigal Son") with Shoukry Sarhan, and "El Wada'a Ya Banobart" (الوداع يا بونبارت, "Adieu Bonaparte") with Salah Zulfikar, Patrice Chéreau and Michel Piccoli. In 1986, Sultan starred in "Min Fadlik Wa Ihsanik" (من فضلك وإحسانك, "Please and Your Kindness") with Salah Zulfikar and Hesham Selim.

Personal life

Marriages Sultan married five times: her first husband, Mohamed Naguib, was a prominent Egyptian government official who did not agree to his wife's celebrity status and divorced her soon after her first movie. Her second husband was an Egyptian movie producer, and her third husband was Fowad Al-Atrash (brother of singer Farid al-Atrash and Asmahan), she divorced him in order to marry leading actor Farid Shawqi.