)אליאס מואדב( איליה מוהדאב ששון

Ilya Mohadab Sasson, known as Elias Moadab (1916-1952), comedian born in Cairo, Egypt, to a Jewish Syrian father and Jewish Egyptian mother from the city of Tanta, Egypt. He began his career as a singer working in many nightclubs such as Al Arizona and Alooberg, where he encountered famous Egyptian comedian Ismail Yassine who helped him enter the film industry and played alongside him in many films, most notably the 1948 classic ‘Anbar’ that starred Laila Mourad. In his performances in over 20 films, he used to speak in the Shami (Syrian) dialect of Arabic, creating the impression that he was born in Syria.