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- Birth nameDawood Abdulsayed Dawood
- Daoud Abdel Sayed was born on November 23, 1946 in Egypt. He was a director and writer, known for Land of Fear (1999), Messages from the Sea (2010) and The Stolen Joy (1994). He was married to Karima Kamal. He died on December 27, 2025 in Cairo, Egypt.
- SpouseKarima Kamal(? - December 27, 2025) (his death)
- Began as Youssef Chahine 's assistant in ''The Land".
- Graduated in 1967 from the Higher Film Institute in Cairo as a film director.
- Member of the Higher Film Festival Commission and the Higher Council of Culture in Egypt.
- Sayed made several critically acclaimed films, and won several international awards notably for The Land of Fear which was produced in 1999.
- Following his international achievements and recognitions he became a member of the Higher Film Festival Commission and the Higher Council of Culture in Egypt. He assisted in several film festivals as a jury notably in the 8th Biennale of Arab Cinemas in Paris (Institut du Monde Arabe).
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