Abdul Hakim Al-Taher
Abdul Hakim Al-Taher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 |
| Died | 1 January 2021 (aged 71–72) |
| Nationality | Sudanese |
| Education | Sudan University of Science and Technology Cairo University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1967–2021 |
Abdul Hakim Al-Taher (Arabic: عبد الحكيم الطاهر; 1949 – 1 January 2021) was a Sudanese theater director and actor.
Biography
[edit]Al-Taher was born in Affad, Northern State, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Egypt. He lost fingers of his left hand while working in a textile factory in 1962. He studied music and theater in the Sudan University of Science and Technology and graduated in 1982, then he had a master's degree from the Cairo University in 2000, and a PhD from the Sudan University in 2008.[1]
Known as Captain Kabo, he is considered the pioneer of theater of deaf people in Sudan and won the Award for Superior Performance of the Spanish Festival of the Deaf in 2003.
Al-Taher died from COVID-19 on 1 January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "وفاة الممثل السوداني عبد الحكيم الطاهر". eremnews.com (in Arabic). January 1, 2021.
- ^ بسبب كورونا .. وفاة الفنان السودانى عبد الحكيم الطاهر (in Arabic)
 | This article about a theatre director is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| This biography of a theatrical actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1949 births
- 2021 deaths
- Cairo University alumni
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan
- People from Northern State (Sudan)
- Sudan University of Science and Technology alumni
- Sudanese actors
- Sudanese people with disabilities
- Sudanese theatre directors
- Sudanese male actors
- Theatre director stubs
- Stage actor stubs