Hussein al-Imam

Hussein al-Imam (in Arabic حسين الإمام; February 8, 1951 in Egypt – 17 May 2014) was a well-known Egyptian film musician and actor.
El-Imam began his career playing music with his brother Moody Elemam. This developed into an artistic partnership between the two brothers and they released five albums together.
Al-Imam wrote the soundtracks of many Egyptian films including "Kaboria" (1990), starring Ahmed Zaki and "Ice Cream in Gleem" (1992) starring Egyptian pan-Arab pop star Amr Diab. He also wrote the musical score for a number of theatrical works on stage like "Albanda", "Lamma baba yenam" and "Lil kibar faqat" as well as a number of Egyptian television series. He composed a number of songs particularly for Mohamed Mounir. He also established his own musical studio.
Al-Imam, who acted in over 70 films was featured in several of the movies. On television, he was the host of several popular candid camera and talk / entertainment shows like "Hassan ala al hawaa", "Hussein ala al hawaa", "Fasel w nwasel", "Eh en nizam" and "Kalaam Hussein".
Personal life.
He was the son of the late Hassan al-Imam, one of Egypt's most acclaimed filmmakers. His brother Moody Elemam is also a well known writer composer of film soundtracks. Hussein al-Imam was married to Egyptian actress Sahar Ramy. He died in 2014 reportedly of a cardiac arrest. He was 63.