Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Back
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Biography

Nagib El-Rihani

Overview

  • Born
    January 21, 1889 · Cairo, Egypt
  • Died
    June 8, 1949 · Cairo, Egypt (typhus)
  • Birth name
    Najuib Elias Al Raihani
  • Nickname
    • The Sarcastic Philosopher

Biography

  • Nagib El-Rihani was born on January 21, 1889 in Cairo, Egypt. He was a writer and actor, known for The Flirtation of Girls (1949), Salamah fi Khair (1937) and Libat el-Sitt (1946). He was married to Badia Massabni and Lucie de Vernay. He died on June 8, 1949 in Cairo, Egypt.

Family

  • Spouses
      Badia Massabni(September 1925 - 1947) (divorced)
      Lucie de Vernay(? - June 8, 1949) (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Gina Najuib Al Raihani

Trivia

  • He was half Iraqi from his father side, and half Egyptian from his mother side.
  • His name is pronounced (Na - geeb) in the Egyptian dialect. In other Arabic dialects it's Najeeb.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More from this person

  • View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.