Wael Sharaf (Arabic: وائل شرف; born 15 July 1977) is a Syrian actor and film director.

He is known for playing Moataz in the historical drama Bab al-Hara seasons 1-7, which is shown during Ramadan.

[5] In an interview with CNN Arabic, director Bassam Al-Mulla stated that Sharaf was studying in London and that he demanded a higher wage.

[7] in 2012 rumors that Wael Sharaf had fled towards Turkey and was killed in an air raid.

Sharaf laid the rumors to rest by making a public statement that he was alive and still in Syria.