| Hussein el-Imam | |
| Birth Name: | Hussein Hassan El-Imam |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Death Place: | Giza, Egypt |
| Nationality: | Egyptian |
| Occupation: | Musician • actor • film producer |
| Children: | 2 |
| Father: | Hassan el-Imam |
| Family: | El-Emam family |
| Years Active: | 1973–2014 |
Hussein el-Imam (Egyptian Arabic حسين الإمام; February 8, 1951 in Egypt – May 17, 2014) also spelled Hussein El-Emam was a well-known Egyptian film musician, actor and producer.
El-Imam began his career playing music with his brother Moody El-Emam. This developed into an artistic partnership between the two brothers and they created Thebes band which released five albums together.
El-Imam wrote the soundtracks of many Egyptian films including Kaboria (1990) which he also produced, starring Ahmed Zaki and Ice Cream in Gleem (1992) starring Egyptian pan-Arab pop star Amr Diab which El-Imam produced as well.[1] He also wrote the musical score for a number of theatrical works on stage like Albanda, Lamma baba yenam and Lil kibar faqat as well as a number of Egyptian television series. He composed a number of songs particularly for Mohamed Mounir. He also established his own musical studio.
El-Imam, who acted in over 70 films was featured in several of the movies. On television, he was the host of several popular candid camera and talk / entertainment shows like Hassan ala al hawaa, Hussein ala al hawaa, Fasel w nwasel, Eh en nizam and Kalaam Hussein.
He was the son of the late Hassan el-Imam, one of Egypt's most acclaimed filmmakers from the El-Imam family. His brother Moody El-Imam is also a well known writer, composer of film soundtracks. Hussein El-Imam was married to Egyptian actress Sahar Rami. He died in 2014 reportedly of a cardiac arrest. He was 63.