Madiha Yousri

Hannouma Habib Khalil Ali (;

Yousri was also very known for her support to Egypt's president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the 26 of July revolution. She was also appointed by late President Hosni Mubarak as a member of the Shura council in 1998.

Early life Honouma Habib Khalil Ali was born on December 3, 1921, in Cairo to a lower middle-class Egyptian family within a humble neighborhood.

Career Yousri was discovered by the Egyptian director Mohammed Karim while sitting with friends at a cafe. When she would later describe the meeting, she remembered listening to Karim while thinking that her father would never allow his daughter to act. Her debut role was in a film directed by Karin in 1940, Mamnu'at Al-Hub (; en: Forbidden Love). She went on to appear in many films, alongside many of Egypt's famous musicians of the time, including Abdel-Halim Hafez, Mohamed Fawzi and Farid Al-Atrash. She was known for her classical romance roles in the Egyptian cinema, as well as participating in many Egyptian TV series playing mainly the role of mother or grandmother.

Near the end of her life, Yousri was given an honorary doctorate from the Egyptian Arts Academy.

Selected filmography 1944 – Rossassa fel Qalb (; en: A Bullet in the Heart) 1947 – Azhar wa Ashwak (; en: Flowers and Thorns) 1952 – Lahn al-Kholood (; en: Immortal Song) 1953 – Wafaa (; en: Loyalty) 1954 – Hayaa aw Mout (; en: Life or Death) 1956 – Ard Al-Ahlam (; en: Land of Dreams), nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival 1962 – Al-Khataya (; en: The Sins) 1971 – Al-Hub Al-Moharram (الحب المحرم; en: Forbidden Love) 1979 – Khally Balak min Giranak (خلي بالك من جيرانك; en: Watch Out your Neighbors) 1983 – Ayoub (أيوب; en: Ayoub) 1994 – Al-Irhabi (; en: The Terrorist), Madiha's final cinema appearance