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Omar Khairat

Omar Khairat

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Biography

Maestro ‘Omar Khairat is famous Egyptian composer, pianist, founder and conductor of "‘Omar Khairat Band". He was born in Cairo, raised in a family of musicians. His uncle is Abou-Bakr Khairat, the great Egyptian composer and architect, established the “Cairo Conservatoire” and enriched the Arab music with great symphonic pieces. Influenced by this legacy, ‘Omar Khairat discovered new musical dimensions in the emotions and memories of the Egyptian and Arab personality. He joined the Cairo Conservatoire in 1959, studied piano with Italian Maestro Vincenzo Carro and followed correspondence courses in music theory and composition with the Trinity College in England. ‘Omar Khairat shaped his musical identity as a professional independent composer achieving new musical visions characterized with deepness and richness. His debut performing in film music was “Leilet el-abd ‘ala Fatma i.e. The night of Fatma was arrested (1983)”. According to music experts and critics, ‘Omar Khairat's music bridges contemporary Arab music and Western music reflecting genuine maturity. Moreover, he is considered to be one of the most outstanding composers presenting successful works like “Al-‘arraafa wal-‘otour al-saahera i.e. The fortune-teller and the Magic Perfumes (1989)”, and the “Arab Rhapsody (1992)”. He also composed music for international events like the “National Feast of Oman (1993)”, the Inauguration Ceremony of “Bibliotheca Alexandrina (1996)”, “Carthage Festival”- Tunisia, “Operetta al-Sheikh Zaayed - Emirates (2000)”, “Panorama al-Abour” - Symphonic Poem - Cairo (1991), “Fine Arts Cycle - Spain (2004)”, “October Celebrations (2000)”, “Celebration of the Royal Jordan River Institution (2005)” , “Jarash Festival (2003), “Three Civilizations Celebration – Spain”, “Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Egyptian Cinema” and many other. He regularly performed at the Cairo Opera House and all the Egyptian and Arab ceremonies during the last fifteen years. His repertoire includes more than fifty works for cinema and more than 20 in TV. ‘Omar Khairat received more than Arab and international awards such as; “Oman Award (1993)”, a Certificate of Merit and the Shield from the “7th Cairo International Song Festival (2001)”, the “Emirate Ministry of Media Award (2004)”, the “Royal Jordan River Institution Award (2005)”, Certificate of Merit and the Shield from the “Alexandria International Song Festival (2006)”, Certificate of Merit and the Shield from the “30th Cairo International Film Festival (2006)”. In 2008, he received the Middle East Music Award (MEMA). ‘Omar Khairat married actor Jala Fahmy nad they got divorced. He is now married to Mrs. Naglaa al-Ghannaam, he is the father of ‘Omar (junior) and Sherine and he is the grandfather of Adam.

Known For

Al-Gama'a
7.0

Al-Gama'a is an Egyptian television drama, Historical and Political drama series written by Wahid Hamid, directed by Mohammed Yasin and produced by Kamel Abu Ali. The series began filming in January 2010 with a budget of 50 million Egyptian pounds. The show deals with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist political group, which was officially banned but nonetheless tolerated to an extent before the revolution. Critics have decried the show's pro-government stance, charging that it plays into the Egyptian government's agenda prior to the 2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections.

Al-Gama'a

2010
Bittersweet
7.5

An Egyptian-American returns to his homeland after twenty years abroad, filled with nostalgia and high hopes. But as he reconnects with his roots, he finds himself caught between two worlds—and begins to experience the reality of a country he thought he knew.

Bittersweet

2010
Ferqet Naji Atallah
7.2

A retired Egyptian officer working at the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv decides to plot revenge against Israel for freezing his bank accounts when he objected to its monstrous conduct in Palestine. In Egypt, he recruits five of his former students to rob Israel’s largest bank.

Ferqet Naji Atallah

2012
Wonder
N/A

This series revolves around the story of a wealthy man (Yahya Fakharani) and his three daughters. The father decides to distribute his fortune among his daughters, but things become complicated when it is revealed that he committed a grave mistake. As a result, the daughters begin to reject their father, each of them going after his inheritance.

Wonder

2014
Conscience of Teacher Hekmat
9.0

Hekmat, the principal of a school for girls, tries to put her educational theory into effect across all the schools in Alexandria, but she faces a lot of obstacles, both within and without the school, in addition to her personal problems that she struggles to solve.

Conscience of Teacher Hekmat

1991
Escaping Tel Aviv
6.1

A seemingly ordinary life is shattered when a woman uncovers a hidden truth about her husband, plunging her into a high-stakes international conflict. As loyalties blur and danger escalates, an Egyptian intelligence officer is tasked with a critical mission where failure is not an option.

Escaping Tel Aviv

2009
Abdul Kader the Foreigner
N/A

Herbert Doperfield is desperate after his brother and his brother in law die during the Second World War, he regains hope again when he goes to Sudan and embraces Islam and changes his name to Abdul Kader. He then moves to Upper Egypt and falls in love with a girl from the big families there.

Abdul Kader the Foreigner

2012
Sweet Oblivion
6.3

Officer Magdy investigates the suicide of a groom on his wedding night. He knows that the groom was impotent. Later he realizes that impotence is becoming an epidemic that spreads among all men. However, no one wants to declare that out of shame.

Sweet Oblivion

1996
The Preacher
7.0

When a conservative Islamic preacher meets a beautiful violin player, they get close to each other and mutual romantic feelings build. As he comes to believe in the value of art and its influence on society, he finds himself torn between his love and his conservative beliefs.

The Preacher

2013
The Embassy in the Building
6.7

The film revolves around an engineer working for an oil company in Dubai. He had to return to Egypt after twenty years. He was surprised that the Israeli Embassy was next to his apartment and was trying hard to sell the apartment at first.

The Embassy in the Building

2005
The Passage
7.1

A platoon of Commandos’ soldiers, lead by a fearless commander, Nour, and their journey through heroic battles from The Six Days War to the commencement of The Attrition War.

The Passage

2019
The Miser and I
6.3

The story of Awad, the stingy trader who collects money while his family lives in deprivation, which forces his children to work to escape their father's stinginess. The daughter marries a rich older man, and her two brothers try to achieve their dreams away from their father.

The Miser and I

1991
Alzheimer's
6.3

Mahmoud Shuaib, a wealthy man diagnosed with Alzheimer's, begins making unusual financial decisions. Fearing for their inheritance, his two sons take legal action to gain control of his estate.

Alzheimer's

2010
The Fox
N/A

The series deals with one of the operations of Rifat Jibril when he was an officer in the Egyptian General Intelligence.

The Fox

1993
Mafia
6.9

After his expulsion from the Military Academy, Hussain gets involved in mafia crimes abroad. Upon being deported to an Egyptian prison, and in order to give him a second chance to live a well meaning life, the Egyptian Intelligence Agency assign him with a secret mission. Hussain reluctantly accepts extensive bio-psychological training with a unique patriotic team who revive his love for his country.

Mafia

2002
Years of Misery and Love
N/A

Munira falls in love with Sayed who works as a driver for her family. Her family forces her to marry someone else, and Sayed marries his cousin, Amina, who gives him money and he becomes a businessman. He divorces Amina and meets a woman whose family can help him with his projects.

Years of Misery and Love

1998
Ghawayesh
N/A

Ghawayesh is a simple girl from Tanta who sells embellished women's jewelry. She travels to a village in Upper Egypt and meets Hassanein, the educated young man whose older brother, Mualla, is the arrogant and cruel mayor. Events take a turn when Hassanein falls for Ghawayesh.

Ghawayesh

1986
Taimour & Shafi'aa
6.2

Taymour and Shafika have grown up together as next door neighbours and are deeply in love. However, their love is put to the test when he is assigned to protect her as her personal body guard when she is promoted to the level of Minister.

Taimour & Shafi'aa

2007
18 Days
6.9

10 filmmakers provide 10 separate stories focusing on the 18 days of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Ten stories they have experienced, heard, or imagined.

18 Days

2011
Girl's Love
7.0

The story of three half-sisters who are united when their father dies and his will dictates they live together if they are to get their inheritance. The three sisters; the passionate Nada, the westernized Roqaya, and the tempered Ghada, have to work out their differences.

Girl's Love

2004