Mai Omar's career, success, successive crises, and her marriage to a famous director

Mai Omar is an Egyptian actress, born on October 10, 1988. She enrolled in the Faculty of Mass Communication, Journalism Department, at the American University, and studied theater. She had loved acting since her school days, but her family disapproved of it out of fear for her safety.

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She began acting by performing in roles at the American University Theater. She decided to hide her love of acting from her family for fear of being shocked, and only a few of her friends were aware of it.

Mai Omar's artistic beginnings She initially ventured into production, but didn't feel comfortable there. She then moved into directing, directing a video clip for artist Rola Saad, but said she also didn't feel comfortable there. She felt her love for standing in front of the camera growing day by day, so she decided to discuss her desire to pursue acting with her husband. He asked her to act in front of him first to ensure she had the talent.

She made a lot of preparations to stand in front of the camera. She first started by studying acting with Marwa Gabriel, accompanied by her husband who helped her a lot. Then she underwent several tests which she passed successfully. Her husband, director Mohamed Sami, gave her the opportunity to make her first appearance, through playing the role of “Walaa” in the series “Hekayat Hayat” with Ghada Abdel Razek. Her husband was the director of the series. Then he nominated her again to work in the series “Kalam Ala Waraq” with Haifa Wehbe, which he also directed.

She played her first role in a drama, away from her husband, Mohamed Sami, through the series “Halet Eshk” with director Ibrahim Fakhr, who nominated her for the role. She had her first experience in the theater through the play “Baba Gab Moz” directed by artist Ashraf Zaki, who nominated her for the role and supported her greatly in that experience. At first, she felt anxious, but she took the step after preparing well for it.

The truth about Mohamed Sami's retirement Actress Mai Omar revealed the truth about her husband, director Mohamed Sami, retiring from directing dramas after the last Ramadan season.

Mohamed Sami's decision to retire from acting Mai Omar explained that we finished working on the series “Esh Esh” in the middle of October, and Mohamed Sami made the decision to stop directing dramas before last Ramadan.

She noted: The series that Mohamed Sami made were exhausting, and he decided to take a break and relax a bit. Two series, Sayed El Nas and Esh Esh, broke the world. Mai Omar continued: “I often asked him to rest from work during Ramadan because he gets tired from writing, preparing, and following up on the decor, editing, music, and all the details. He doesn’t get to rest, and there is an important artistic step he has to take and is working on in the coming period.” She pointed out: Mohamed Sami can get angry and upset in the studio if he finds the person in front of him not concentrating, and sometimes he gets angry with me even though I stay focused and bear it. I have been married for 14 years, after I graduated from university immediately

Mai Omar's next project in Ramadan 2026 She also thanked all the actors in the series and the Egyptian and Arab audience, adding, "Wait for the announcement of my next project soon in Ramadan 2026." She promised her audience a work no less important than the rest of her works, with a surprise director whose name she did not reveal. She concluded with special thanks to her main supporter, her husband, director Mohamed Sami, and said, “You are the person I have ever seen who cares about his work and excels at it the most. I learned a lot from you, and the most important lesson is to turn a deaf ear to talk and devote myself to my work only.”

Mai Omar's movies Year Title Role 2017 The Last Rooster in Egypt Rania Mahmoud Good night, Suja/Nada 2022 Under the Threat of Gunfire Jihan 2023 Harley Aseel 2024 a few hours one day

Mai Omar's series Year Title Role 2013 The Life Story of Nurse Walaa 2014 Words on Paper Layla 2015 Azza's Love Case / Sandy 2016 The Legend Shahd Drummer Hoda 2017 Madam Dahlia's Wind Adly Allam's Demons 2019 The poor man was born happy 2020 The Young Man by Saber Abu Shadid Pearl Pearl / Sunni 2021 The Offspring of Strangers Jalila Al-Gharib 2022 Rania and Sakina Rania 2023 Legitimate Relationship Buthaina 2024 The blessing of the avocado The blessing of Abu Alab 2025 Ash Ash Sunrise

Mai Omar and Ash Ash Mai Omar and the criticism directed at the series "Esh Esh" Mai Omar responded to the criticism directed at the series “Esh Esh” that it does not present purposeful art, saying: “What do you mean by purposeful art? Art is of many types. It is possible for one artist to present a comedy series. Is that not art? What is its message that it makes people laugh? As soon as I watch it and laugh, it has fulfilled its message. It wants to make people laugh, and in a series that tells a story for entertainment? Why does the viewer open the series or film? The first request is that he wants to be entertained. Someone who is bored wants to be entertained.”

Mai Omar and Mohamed Sami's marriage She met Mohamed Sami in her first year of study. He was studying with her at the American University, and a love affair began between them that ended in marriage in 2010. Her work with her husband caused some problems with the actresses participating in the artistic works directed by her husband, as they accused him of allocating more space to her roles at the expense of their roles, especially with the character of Shahd, which she played in the series “The Legend.” The Egyptian actress Mai Bel repeatedly relied completely on her director husband by giving her scenes and starring roles due to the nature of his work.

Mai Omar's latest works Esh Esh is an Egyptian television drama series, which aired during the month of Ramadan in the year 1446 AH (March 1, 2025 AD), starring Mai Omar, Maged El Masry and Hala Sedky, and written and directed by Mohamed Sami.

The story of the series Shorouk, or Esh Esh, inherits her mother's beauty and poverty and finds herself working as a dancer to support her family. Despite her success in dance, she doesn't love it and puts in the effort to learn English in the hope of working as a call center operator and finally giving up dancing. Her life changes when she meets Mokhtar and enters the world of the Al-Gereitly family, only to discover an old dispute between this family and her mother and aunt, which caused the family's situation to deteriorate and led to their falling into this difficult life. Thus begins a journey of revenge against those who wronged her, her mother, and her aunt in the past.

Actors Mai Omar as Shorouk or Ash Ash A girl lives in a working-class area and works as a dancer to support her family. Majed El Masry as Teacher Rajab El Geretly Hala Sedki as Shadia Shaima Seif Mohamed El-Sharnouby as Mukhtar Edward as Puskas Victory in the role of Ikhlas Kaboria Nada Musa Dina in the role of Tayseer Essam El Saka in the role of Nasa Alaa Morsi Ehab Fahmy as Abdel-Ati Tarek El Nahry as Teacher Farag Mohamed Abdel Rahman is a guest of honor. Ahmed Zaher is a guest of honor.