Birth name

Mofeeda Mahmoud Ghoneimi

Date of Birth

December 12, 1901, Damietta, Egypt

Aziza Amir is one of the true founders of the Egyptian movie industry. She moved to Alexandria and later to Cairo pursuing an acting career.

Despite the fact that she received no formal education, she educated herself and was well-versed in art, music and French.

In 1925, she made the acquaintance of famous actor/director Youssef Wahbi, who offered her a role in his play "False Glory". Having worked the season in the Ramsis Theatrical Troupe, she moved on to other troupes. Her last play on stage was "People of the Cave", directed for the National Theatrical Troupe by Zaki Tolaymat.

Amir's first movie production was the film "God's Call", later re-produced under the title "Layla". The film's importance derived from its being the longest feature film at that time.

Amir was more of a believer in a message which she sought to bring home to her audience than a mere actor/producer. Most of her films reflected the attributes of Egyptian society.