
Adel Imam is an Egyptian actor known for his long-standing career in comedy and drama. Born on May 17, 1940, in Mansoura, he moved at an early age with his family to Sayeda Zeinab in Cairo. He earned a degree in agriculture from the University of Cairo, where he became active in student theatre.
He began his professional acting career in the early 1960s, joining a television troupe and performing in stage plays such as Ana wa Howa wa Heya and Al Nassabin. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Imam gained widespread popularity through iconic stage roles in Madrassat Al Mashaghbeen, Shahid Ma Shafsh Haga, and Al Wad Sayed Al Shaghal.
Imam has appeared in over 100 films and numerous television series and plays, often blending comedy with social and political themes. Notable film roles include The Terrorist (1994), Al Zaeem (1993), and The Yacoubian Building (2006), the latter of which became one of the most prominent films in modern Egyptian cinema.
In 2000, he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), recognizing his influence and humanitarian efforts.

The School of Mischief
1973 · as Bahgat El Abasery

The Yacoubian Building
2006 · as Zaki El Dessouki

Sweet Oblivion
1996 · as Brigadier General Magdy Nour

The Embassy in the Building
2005 · as Sherif Khairy

Terrorism and Kebab
1992 · as Ahmed Fath El-Bab

The Prince of Darkness
2002 · as سعيد المصري

The Danish Experience
2003 · as Qadry

Bobbos
2009 · as محسن هنداوي

The Terrorist
1994 · as Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman

The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
1976 · as سرحان عبدالبصير

Alzheimer's
2010 · as محمود شعيب

Shams El Zanaty
1991 · as Shams El-Zanati

The Beggar
1983 · as حسنين البرطوشي

Al Zaeem
1993 · as Al-Zaeem/ Zenhom

A Groom from a Security Agency
2004 · as خطّاب النجّاري

Bakhit and Adeela
1995 · as Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital

As Not to Fly the Smoke
1984 · as فهمى عبد الهادى

Morgan Ahmed Morgan
2007