Egyptian comedian-actor Mamdouh Wafi has passed away at the age of 53 after suffering from cancer for the past few months. Mamdouh had discovered that he was suffering from cancer at the same time he was accompanying his lifelong friend prominent actor Ahmad Zaki in Paris, where the latter was being treated for the same illness.
While Mamdouh was in Paris he had suffered from severe abdominal pain and after being examined by doctors he was diagnosed with the deadly disease. Wafi’s journey in the acting world includes many different movies and plays alongside some of the most prominent actors and actresses.
The late actor also took part in different television dramas and even became a television announcer for some of the programs aired on different Arab satellite television channels. Doctors supervising the health condition of Ahmad Zaki expect him to collapse once he hears the news of his best friend’s death. The ICU room at the hospital Zaki is at is already prepared for the actor. Despite all attempts to keep the incident away from Zaki, it is certain that he will hear of the sad news shortly. –Albawaba.com
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