Soheir Zaki

Soheir Zaki (Arabic: سهير زكي, born in Mansoura, Egypt on January 4, 1945) is an Egyptian belly dancer and actress.

Zaki first learned how to dance by watching films featuring Taheyya Kariokka and Samia Gamal.

In interviews, she has stated that Nagua Fouad was her "biggest rival" at the time.

[2] Zaki also performed frequently in Egyptian nightclubs, particularly at the Nile Hilton Hotel in Cairo.

[1] Over the course of her career, Zaki danced for many politicians, including Anwar Sadat, Gamal Abdel Nasser and Richard Nixon.