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Sami Kaftan

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  • Director
  • Composer
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Sami Kaftan was born on 7 July 1944 in Wasit, Iraq. He is an actor and director, known for Aly ieesh Bil Heela (1983), Theyab Al-Lail (1992) and The Shadow Men (1996).
BornJuly 7, 1944
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    • Known for

    Aly ieesh Bil Heela (1983)
    Aly ieesh Bil Heela
    • Director
    • 1983
    Theyab Al-Lail (1992)
    Theyab Al-Lail
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Bilal
    • General Ahmed
    The Shadow Men (1996)
    The Shadow Men
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Hussam
    Al-nahr (1979)
    Al-nahr
    5.9
    • Actor
    • 1979

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Al Maqam (2026)
      Al Maqam
      TV Series
      • 2026
    • Yaqout (2025)
      Yaqout
      TV Series
      • Munazel
      • 2025
    • Ghalib Jawad, Talib al Al Rubai, and Zohair Rasheed in Ala'm al Seet Waheeba (1997)
      Ala'm al Seet Waheeba
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Bader
      • 1997–2024
    • Sami Kaftan, Amera Jawad, Ghassan Ismail, Ruwaida Shaheen, and Saif Al Shareef in Khan Al Zahab (2023)
      Khan Al Zahab
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Haji Sami
      • 2023–2024
    • Journey of Eternity (2022)
      Journey of Eternity
      7.8
      • Yasir
      • 2022
    • Ayad Radhi in Kamamat Watan (2020)
      Kamamat Watan
      7.0
      TV Series
      • 2020–2022
    • Zahra Habib and Karam Thamir in Dijlah wa Forat (2021)
      Dijlah wa Forat
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • 2021
    • Sami Kaftan, Samar Mohammed, Enas Taleb, Miqdad Abdulreda, Kade Al Qaisi, Soheir Salah, Mustafa Dakhil, Mortada Habib, Shahenda, Saif Moataz, Hassan Hadi, and Muhanad Hadi in El Horoob (2021)
      El Horoob
      7.8
      TV Series
      • 2021
    • Sami Kaftan, Kadhim Al-Quraishiy, Zohoor Alaa, and Fatima Al-Rubai'y in Ghaib Fi Bilad Al-Ajayib (2020)
      Ghaib Fi Bilad Al-Ajayib
      6.9
      TV Series
      • 2020
    • Dazdamona, Ali Abdel Hamid, and Mahmoud Abu Abbas in Al Fonduq (2019)
      Al Fonduq
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Fareed
      • 2019
    • Hawa Baghdad (2019)
      Hawa Baghdad
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Amir
      • 2019
    • Al Haj Nejim (2015)
      Al Haj Nejim
      • Al Haj Nejim
      • 2015
    • Aids (2011)
      Aids
      TV Series
      • 2011
    • Aeilan Halet Hob (2010)
      Aeilan Halet Hob
      TV Series
      • 2010
    • Hassan Hosny in Al Thania Baed Al Zuhr (2009)
      Al Thania Baed Al Zuhr
      TV Series
      • 2009

    Director

    • Aly ieesh Bil Heela (1983)
      Aly ieesh Bil Heela
      • director
      • 1983

    Composer

    • Retour à Babylone (2002)
      Retour à Babylone
      8.7
      • Composer
      • 2002

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • July 7, 1944
      • Wasit, Iraq

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