Mohamed Mounir

محمد منير

Mohamed Mounir is an Egyptian actor and singer, born in a village in Aswan Governorate in 1951. He moved with his family to Cairo after the Nubian villages were submerged by Lake Nasser, created by the Aswan High Dam. Mounir graduated from the Faculty of Applied Arts at Helwan University. He was discovered by the renowned communist activist Zaki Murad, who introduced him to the poet Abdel Rahim Mansour. At the same time, he also met the artist Ahmed Mounib, whose songs he later performed. In 1978, Mounir collaborated with the musician Hani Shenouda and his band on his debut album, "Bentawlad" ...