{{Short description|Egyptian actor (1941–2014)}} {{use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Nader Galal | birth_date = 29 January 1941 | death_date = 16 December 2014 | years_active = 1965–2014 | mother = Mary Queeny | father = Ahmed Galal | children = Ahmed Nader Galal }}
'''Nader Galal''' ({{langx|ar|نادر جلال}}; 29 January 1941 – December 2014) was an Egyptian television and film director. He was best known for directing ''El-Irhaby'' (''The Terrorist'', 1994), ''Salam Ya Sahby'' (''Goodbye my friend''), and the ''Bekhit wa Adila'' series of films.
== Early life and education == Galal was born in January 1941 to an artistic family. His father was the Egyptian director Ahmed Galal and his mother was Mary Queeny, the Lebanese-born Egyptian actress and film producer.<ref name=obit2014>{{cite web | last=Al-Youm | first=Al-Masry | title=Director Nader Galal dies, leaving a legacy of more than 50 movies | website=Egypt Independent | date=16 December 2014 | url=https://www.egyptindependent.com/director-nader-galal-dies-leaving-legacy-more-50-movies/ | access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref>
He obtained a bachelor's degree in commerce in 1963, and in 1964 graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema in Cairo with a diploma in film directing.<ref name=obit2014/>
==Career== Galal started his career as an assistant director of ''Al-Shaqiqan'' (''The Brothers'') in 1965. and directed more than 50 films. He worked with actors like Adel Imam and Nadia El-Gendy.<ref name=obitao>{{Cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/32/118041/Arts--Culture/Film/Renowned-Egyptian-director-Nader-Galal-dies-at-.aspx|title=Renowned Egyptian director Nader Galal dies at 73|website=Ahram Online|language=en|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref>
He directed several action films, including: ''Batal men Waraq'' (''Paper Hero''; 1988), ''A Mission in Tel Aviv'' (1992) and ''Jazeerat al-shaytan'' (''Devil's Island''; 1990). He was known for ''El-Irhaby'' (''The Terrorist'', 1994), ''Risala Ela Al-Wali'' (''A Message to the Governor'', 1998)'','' and ''El-Wad Mahrouz Beta'a El-Wazir'' (''Mahrous, the Minister's Attaché'', 1999),<ref name=elcin>{{cite web |title=Nader Galal |url=https://elcinema.com/en/person/1086829/ |website=elCinema.com |language=en}}</ref> ''Salam Ya Sahby'' (''Goodbye my friend''), and the ''Bekhit wa Adila'' series of films.<ref name=obitao/>
From 2003 onwards, he mostly directed television drama, including ''White Abbas in the Black Day'' (2004) and ''Abed Karman'' (2011).<ref name=elcin/>
==Personal life== His son, Ahmed Nader Galal is also a director, and he was named after his grandfather, Ahmed Galal.<ref name=obitao/>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Galal, Nader}} Category:1941 births Category:2014 deaths Category:Egyptian film directors Category:Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema alumni Category:Egyptian people of Lebanese descent