Mohydeen Izzat Quandour

Mohydeen Izzat Quandour (6 March 1938 – 27 November 2023) was a Jordanian author, producer, and director of Circassian origin.

Early life Quandour was born in Amman, Jordan, the son of army general Izzat Quandour. He moved to the United States at age 13. He studied history at Earlham College in Indiana, and then pursued a Master of Arts and a PhD in economics and international relations at Claremont Graduate University in California.

Career Quandour began his career working as an assistant producer and later director and producer for the J. Walter Thompson advertising company in New York. He later worked in marketing at Bristol Myers International. His debut novel The Skyjack Affair was published in 1970 via the Williams Press, and his second novel Rupture was released in 1971. Quandour subsequently relocated to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting and producing, working on the CBS series Mannix and the NBC series Bonanza. In 1974 and 1975, Quandour returned to marketing and consulting in London, Moscow, and Tokyo.

Quandour returned to novel writing in the 1990s. He directed,, wrote, and produced the films Cherkess (2010), The Prisoner (2012), and A Facebook Romance (2012).

Personal life Quandour is survived by a large family, including his last wife, poet Luba Balagova, with whom he spent the last 30 years. He had two sons with her - Kazbek and Aleem. Quandour also had four other children from previous marriages. He lived in the Old Windsor, England with his family. He also spent time in Jordan, Russia and Istanbul, Turkey. Quandour died in England on 27 November 2023.