He and actress Angelina Jolie are goodwill ambassadors for the U.N, High
Commissioner for Refugees.
He refuses to be accompanied by bodyguards.
Was sentenced to three months in prison and paying a fine worth 1,000 Egyptian Pounds for insulting Islam in his movies and plays. Imam has a month to appeal the decision. (February 2012)
Acted with late actor Samir Waley El Din in one of his plays, "Shahid
ma Shafesh Haga," in the 1970s, and later in 1991 until 1998 with his
son, the late comedian Alaa Waley El Din.
An Egyptian court sentenced him to three months in prison and a $170 fine for insulting Islam in roles he has played. He has the right to appeal. He was granted a retrial since he was originally tried in absentia. (April 2012)