Sarhan was born in El Sharqiya Egypt on 12 March 1925 He graduated from the High Institute of Acting in Egypt in 1947 In 1949 Sarhan acted in his first movie Lahalibo His rise to stardom was in 1951 when Youssef Chahine a famous Egyptian film director chose him for the lead role in the movie Ibn ElNile Son of the Nile Sarhan had earned the title The young man of the screen He received several awards throughout his career President Gamal Abdel Nasser honored Sarhan with the Order of the Republic In 1984 he received a Best Actors award for his lead role with Faten Hamama in the movie Lelt El abd Ala Fatema The Night of Fatimas Arrest which was directed by Henry Barakat During the celebrations of the centennial of cinema he was nominated by Egyptian critics as the best actor of the century in Egypt having participated more than any other actor in The Greatest 100 Egyptian films Sarhans last movie was ElGablawi in 1991 He died in 1997
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