Ahmed Mekky (Arabic: أحمد مكي; born June 19, 1980)[1] is an Egyptian[2] actor, writer, director and rapper.
He was raised as a boy in the Talbia of Haram District, Giza, Egypt, where he filmed his Egyptian patriotic song clip "Wa'fet Nasyt Zaman".
Mekky stars in the Ramadan Egyptian comedy series El Kabeer Awy in which he plays both main characters, two brothers vying for the inheritance of their deceased father.
Besides his career in cinema, Mekky has also continued to write rap songs that he performs in films or uploads to the internet.
[13][14] His 2012 album Asloh Araby includes the track "Atr Al Hayah," which samples Galt MacDermot's "Coffee Cold".