Sherif Arafa is an Egyptian director producer and producer He was born on 25 December 1960 and graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1982 He is the son of director Saad Arafa and the eldest brother of Amr Arafa Sherif Arafa has produced many important films in the history of Egyptian cinema such as the Birds of Darkness the Spectator Mafia and Halim He has worked with top stars since his artistic beginnings such as Suad Hosni Ahmed Zaki and Adel Azzam He has also discovered and introduced many wellknown young actors such as Alaa Wali El Din Mohamed Henedy Mona Zaki Mohamed Saad Noor Ahmed Hilmi Haytham Ahmed Zaki and many others He has also produced many film and television works such as Halim Tamer Shouqia Critical Moments and Peoples Program I am doing so through his production company Partner Pro He also directed several television commercials for wellknown products such as Pepsi and Chipsy Sherif Arafa entered the world of television production strongly in 2006 by producing three works Tamer and Shouqia series critical moments and the People and I program which was coproduced by other producers from Egypt and the United States