Director Yahia Sa’adah passes away while filming clip

Published December 18th, 2010 - 11:55 GMT
Yahia Sa’adah
Yahia Sa’adah

The entertainment world was shocked at the sudden death of young Lebanese director Yahia Sa’adah. Yahia’s life was taken after he was subject to an electric shock during filming a music video for Lebanese singer Maya Diab in Turkey.

 

During filming, Yahia had warned the entire crew to keep away from an electric cord that was not covered properly. The director had decided to try and fix the cord himself and was sadly subject to an electric shock that took his life unexpectedly.

 

An official letter was sent to the production company ‘Rotana’s’ office in Lebanon announcing Yahia’s death

 

The official spokesperson for Maya had confirmed the news of Yahia’s death while filming the music video in Turkey, but did not give any details to how the accident occurred.

 

Some of Yahia’s most popular works are “Makanah Wayn” (Where is his place) for Lebanese singer Mariam Fares, “Shufak Bilail” (I’ll see you tonight) for Najwa Karam, “Ana Tab’ie Kidah” (This is how I am) for Nicole Saba, “Ayzah Kiddah” (I want it like that) for Egyptian actress/singer Summaya Al Khashab, “Qalbi Is’alo” (Ask my heart) for Lebanese singer Nawal Al Zoughbi and many more clips for singers from around the Arab world.

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