Hatem Ali (Arabic: حاتم علي; 2 June 1962 – 29 December 2020) was a Syrian television and cinema director, writer and actor.
Ali was born in Fiq, Golan Heights,[1] then his family was forced to move to Damascus after Israel occupied that region.
He also worked on and produced several other Western movies such as Peace By Chocolate, which earned him wider recognition overseas.
He died on 29 December 2020, at the age of 58, in Cairo, Egypt, after suffering a heart attack.
[5] His final acting appearance before his death was in the Canadian film Peace by Chocolate.