Hatem Ali

Hatem Ali (; 2 June 1962 – 29 December 2020) was a Syrian television and cinema director, writer and actor. Biography Ali was born in Fiq, Golan Heights, then his family was forced to move to Damascus after Israel occupied that region. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1986. He's best known for his work on the TV series Al-Taghreba al-Falastenya, Salah Al-deen, and Omar TV series. Ali gained acceptance in theater arts, and worked as a teacher of Acting in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts. He died on 29 December 2020, at the age of 58, in Cairo, Egypt, after suffering a heart attack. He was buried in the Bab al-Saghir cemetery in Damascus. His final acting appearance before his death was in the Canadian film Peace by Chocolate.