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Ahmed Sharif

Ahmed Sharif (Arabic: أحمد شريف) is an Arab actor and comedian born on July 24th, 1992.

Born a Muslim in Bahrain, Ahmed Sharif obtained his college degree majoring in Business studies in the University of Bahrain.

Ahmed Sharif first joined the media scene in 2013, when he started an Instagram account under his name. Originally, he only posted pictures to the account. However, on January of 2014, he posted his first video to the platform, which acted as a catalyst to his gradual, yet undeniable boom in popularity among the region.

In September 23rd of 2015, he started a Youtube channel under the same name. On his channel, he posted videos in the form of short-films and collaborations with other youtube accounts that also share a similar approach to web videos.

The content he is famous for is the short skits that he uploads onto his Instagram account and Youtube channel. Through the sketches, Ahmed Sharif uses humour and sarcasm to tackle everyday situations that a person living in the Arab society faces. From jokingly criticising the nature and mannerisms of both women and men in Bahrain, to shedding light on important topics such a racism towards expats and false judgement. The majority of his videos humorously portray the typical Khaleeji(Arabic: خليجي) family, including the relationships between the members in accordance to their role in the family.

Ahmed Sharif created and developed different personas that are all portrayed by him. These made-up characters make up the majority of his projects and often play primary roles in his videos. He brings them to life by dressing up in different outfits that have became synonymous with each of the characters. His most famous character is Mama Zulekha (Arabic: ماما زليخا), who is the women figure; mostly portraying the feisty,sassy mother and wife with a lot of attitude and wit. She is most known for her orange, floral prayer gown that only adds to the hilarity of every situation.

In the early stages of his fame, Ahmed Sharif was only known among the Bahraini society; who in the beginning were his main audience. Over a short period of time, his name became widely known among the surrounding countries in the Arabian Gulf such as the U.A.E, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Yemen. Gradually, almost all Arabic speakers with social media accounts came to know his name.

Occasionally, his uploads include collaborations with various other well-known web video artists from Bahrain such as Khalid Janahi, Imran Al Aradi,and Salah Abdulmajeed. He also worked on video projects with talents from neighbouring countries, such as Abdullaziz Baz from U.A.E and Tareq AlHarbi from Saudia Arabia.

Unfortunately, as his fan base grew, so did the envy. In 2016-2017, his instagram account got hacked, and so he had to create a new one. On May 9th, 2017, that very Instagram account hit 2 million followers, and as of today, he has over 3 million followers to his verified account A.sharif92.

On an interview with Ahmed Sharif on AlArabiya news channel, he explained that the idea for his skits usually take around a week to come up with and develop and shooting happens over the course of 5 hours a day for 2 days. His acting inspirations include British actor Mr.Bean, Kuwaiti actor Abdulhussain Abdulredha, and Egyptian actor Ahmed Helmy.He also concludes the interview with saying that his hopes for the future are to delve further into the world of cinema.