Mr
Khaled   Abolnaga

Egyptian actor, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Biography:

He was only 12 years old when he started his career, he starred alongside Naglaa Fathy and Hussein Fahmy in film "Genoun Al Hob" (Madness of Love). Besides being a computer science student and teaching assistant at the AUC, Abolnaga studied Tele-Communication Engineering at Ain Shams University. Throughout those years of studying from 1989-1994, he kept on taking roles in plays to fullfill his artistic desire. Having being graduated with highest honours , he won a scholarship in the UK to research spacecraft design. In 1995 launched his first experimental satellite with a group of students from all over the world in Orbit, they called it UoSAT-5 satellite, it is still in the orbit up till present. In 1998-1999, Abolnaga decided to turn seriously into his artistic side and study acting/directing and cinematography when he went to Hollywood to study cinema. Abolnaga is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2007, with already an outstanding resume of humanitarian activities even before his unicef UN post. On April 21st , 2008 the unicef partnership was renewed. Throughout his involvement, Abolnaga addressed several taboo issues affecting children in Egypt including HIV/AIDS, female genital mutilation FGM, Child Rights, street children and adolescents’ development.

Status: Confirmed