Muhammad Youssef, the artist’s brother, announced Hassan YoussefHe died and wrote on his Facebook account: “We belong to God and to Him we shall return. My older brother, the artist Hassan Youssef, passed away a short while ago. May God bless him with his mercy.”
Hassan Youssef’s relationship with El-Shaarawy
The relationship of the late artist Hassan Youssef with the sheikh was Muhammad Metwally Al-Shaarawy A prominent milestone in his life, and they brought together positions related to the Imam Al-Preachers series, as well as Al-Shaarawi’s opinion on art, to the point that his will was linked to the famous sheikh.
The late Hassan Youssef, in a previous television interview, recommended that the same Qur’anic verses written on the grave of Sheikh Muhammad Metwally Al-Shaarawi, may God have mercy on him, be inscribed on his grave, meaning the words of God Almighty in Surat Al-Anbiya: Indeed, those for whom the best of us has preceded are far away from it (101) and do not listen to it sisha And they will abide eternally in whatever their souls desire. (102) The greatest terror will not grieve them, and the angels will meet them. This is your day which you were promised. (1 03).
Youssef often talked about the situations he had with Sheikh Al-Shaarawi before making the series “Imam of preachersWhich deals with the story of the late Sheikh.
In a symposium honoring him at the Cinema Palace in June 2023, Egyptian media quoted Hassan Youssef as saying that he spoke with Sheikh Al-Shaarawi about his desire to review his accounts and buy land and cultivate it. Al-Shaarawi told him, “You will lose if you are not a farmer,” referring to the fact that he is the one who cultivates the land. He must be a farmer in order to achieve his goals.
Hassan Youssef added: “Indeed, I lost. Then I opened a library and he told me, ‘This work needs specific people.’”
Youssef explained that Al-Shaarawi advised him to work in the field of art, which he mastered, telling him: “Stay at your job and teach the youth through it.”
Hassan Youssef added: “I told him, ‘How is that?’ He said, ‘Teach them the good word and how to commit. Religious works are not a requirement, but things that include values, how a person respects his father and mother, and he drew my attention to this type of work.’”
Umm Kulthum and the Al-Shaarawi series
Regarding the idea of the series “Imam of Preachers,” which dealt with the life story of Sheikh Al-Shaarawi, Hassan Youssef said that he offered Al-Shaarawi to make his life story into a series, but Al-Shaarawi responded to him in a comedic way.
Hassan Youssef said: “I said to Al-Shaarawi, ‘What do you think, Lord, if I made the story of your life in a series?’” He answered me with a touch of humor: “Wait until I die and keep doing what you want.”
Hassan Youssef continued: “After El-Shaarawy’s death, I found that television produced a series about the singer Umm Kulthum He achieved success and admiration from everyone, so I felt jealous.”
He added: “I said, ‘How can I remain silent and not make a series about El-Shaarawy?’
The deceased also revealed at the time his desire to present a biography.Pope Shenouda(Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Mark, who died in 2012) In an artistic work after presenting Al-Shaarawy’s biography.
Hassan Youssef said: “Pope Shenouda used to compete with Al-Shaarawi in improvised poetry, and they used to have poetry competitions. I asked about portraying the character of Pope Shenouda, so I said why not? I loved him from Al-Shaarawi’s stories about him, and if he offered me the role, I would welcome it.”
And about his wife Shams Al-Baroudi The deceased said earlier that she had been away from acting since 1981 and that she loved home and the kitchen.
It is noteworthy that the late artist was born on April 14, 1934, and presented a number of cinematic works such as “Sins“, “There is a man in our house”, “For men only”, and “The Bad Boy”. Then in the seventies of the last century he started directing films, most of which starred his wife, the artist Shams al-Baroudi.
Hassan Youssef participated in a series Dream nights He presented the series “Imam Al-Preachers,” which dealt with the story of Al-Shaarawi, and in January 2024 he announced his retirement from acting after the death of his son by drowning in 2023.
Hassan Youssef married the artist Confusion For 8 years, then they separated, and he married the artist Shams Al-Baroudi from 1972 until his death.
Hassan Youssef fathered 4 sons from Shams Al-Baroudi: Nariman, Mahmoud, Omar, and Abdullah, and the latter died by drowning in July 2023 at the age of 35 years.
