Rafiq Subaie

Rafiq Subaie
Born(1930-02-09)9 February 1930
Died5 January 2017(2017-01-05) (aged 86)
Damascus, Syria
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, director
Years active1967–2017
ChildrenAamer, Saifuddin

Rafiq Subaie (Arabic: رفيق السبيعي‎; 9 February 1930 – 5 January 2017) was a Syrian actor, writer and director. He appeared in A Memory of a Night of Love (1973).

Career[edit]

Subaie was born in one of the oldest districts of old Damascus[1] and as an actor contributed to Syrian drama. He was well known for acting alongside Egyptian leading actor Salah Zulfikar in Memory of a Night of Love (1973). Subaie is also known by the name "Abu Sayyah", that of a character he played in plays and television series.

Selected filmography[edit]

  • 1967 – "Makalib Ghawar", actor, comedy series
  • 1973 – "Memory of a Night of Love", actor, Syrian film
  • 2013 – "Amar el Sham", actor, Syrian drama[2]

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