The career of Naji Jabr, famous for his role as Abu Antar and a large series of works

Naji Jabr, born February 9, 1940 and died March 30, 2009, was a Syrian actor born in Sweida, into an artistic family. His two brothers are the actors Mahmoud Jabr and Haitham Jabr. He is the brother-in-law of actress Haifa Wehbe and the uncle of actresses Laila Jabr and Marah Jabr.

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Naji Jabr's life He was influenced by his older brother Mahmoud Gabr in his artistic career, and participated in a number of television and theatrical works, and participated in a number of works by Mahmoud Gabr’s troupe, including: “Sayyad wa Sadoni”, “Da’eeb Al-Dayeen”, “Al-Nahb”, and “Tarat Al-Barakah”.

Naji Jabr became known as Abu Antar when he starred alongside actor Duraid Lahham in the TV series Sah Al-Nom. He joined the Syrian Artists Syndicate in 1972 and has been involved in various television and theatrical activities. His work includes more than thirty films, fifty television series, and dozens of plays.

Naji Jabr's private life He married in 1984 and had four children: Lujain, Haya, Ribal, and Mudar, who also pursued acting.

His death He died in Damascus after suffering from lung cancer.

Naji Jabr's works From the plays Night of Anas Five-star Kawoosh ads Today is better than tomorrow binge The Adventure of Mamluk Jaber's Head

Naji Jaber's series Good morning. Abu Antar's diaries. Where is the mistake? Return of Gwar. Happy Ramadan. 1993: Sham days. Sweet and sour. The maternal uncles. Father of conceptualism. Children of Qaymariyah. Hammam Al Hana. Salt and sugar. Gwar's jokes. bet My countrymen. Musk Valley. Oh, time. People of the banner. My Grandfather's House (Part One), starring Abu Rashid. Syrian sour plum. Arabs. Deer in the wolf forest. The exposed world. The edge of the abyss. Fun TV. Coup Man 2006 as Al-Mukhtar

Naji Jaber's films Love in Istanbul. Abu Antar Bond. Troublemaker. City foxes. Al-Anater neighborhood. The knife. I die twice and I love you. Rain is coming down. Al-Anater neighborhood Grand Prize Desert seductress. Devil of the island. Gwar Empire. Private love affairs. The big show. Good morning. Bridge of the wicked. Gazelles Hamido is back. Apartment and a million keys Love prank. Gwar James Bond. The beauty and the conqueror of space. The nightingale. Hunting men. Women's Island. Lovers on the road. Local style marriage. City dreams. Please, no entry. Lover under twenty. Taxi driving

A unique personality in the world of acting, the mischievous and evil "Zakert" who was loved by everyone, but was wronged by the role. A key player experienced on stage with his culture and talent, the theaters embraced him in his early days and he embraced them in his heart for the rest of his life, a fierce defender of the stage that creates stars and inspires artists. He created for himself the dramatic and cinematic character of "Abu Antar", which has not been repeated despite the many tough guys in artistic works. He contributed, along with the stars of his era (Al-Burzan, Ghawar, Yasino, Fatoum, Abu Kalbasha and others), to creating a new comedy for the Arab viewer with a smooth Levantine dialect.

Abu Antar, the knight who threw down his dagger, left an image that still lingers in people's imagination despite his departure. Their reality evokes it and they pass it on as a living witness to their circumstances and daily lives, wittily repeating his most important words: "False, accidental, devoid of humor or merit." Naji Jabr gave a lot of his life to his art and presented it with all sincerity, creating an independent character, something that only a few actors have been able to achieve. It is true that "Abu Antar" confined him to one role for a long time, but this character toured Arab homes more than any other, as it spoke to people with kindness and simplicity about their concerns and represented a part of their reality. He brought to them a new dialect (the Levantine dialect) along with a group of stars of his time.

His response to those who accuse him of exporting the Syrian dialect at the expense of classical Arabic has always been to confirm that what was required was not to speak other languages such as French or English, and that he did not go beyond the scope of Arabic, as the Damascene colloquial dialect is very similar and converges with classical Arabic. He added that the work he presented with his friend Ghawar (Dureid Lahham) was seen in various countries in the Arab world by all audiences. In the end, Naji Jabr is an actor who plays all roles, and his role is not limited to popular works only, challenging any other Syrian or Arab actor to embody the role of “Abu Antar”, “Sayfo Al-Aker”, “Siyah” or even “Nimr”, but he can play all of their roles. Here he clarifies the difference between him and some people, explaining that his words did not come from arrogance, because God granted him this blessing and talent that he is very proud of.

It was clear that cinema production in Syria had stopped after the mid-eighties, but Naji returned in the early nineties and then stopped again for five years, returning with his last cinematic work in 1995. This film marked a beautiful conclusion to his cinematic career in the film “The Rise of the Rain” by the famous Syrian director Abdul Latif Abdul Hamid, produced by the General Cinema Organization.

As for the film "The Rise of the Rain", written by Hassan Sami Yusuf, its events revolve around the writer and artist Sabah (Tayseer Idris), the head of a family and a lover in a city that rejects its children from its center to its outskirts, where expatriates flock to. With this film, Jabr's long cinematic experience comes to an end, in which he presented dozens of films with diverse characters, in which he developed a role that was small, placing Jabr in a superior position, participating in this cinematic journey with Arab stars and some foreigners.

Death of Naji Jabr Artist Naji Jabr married Mrs. Laila Jarmani in 1984, and they had four children: Lujain, Haya, Ribal, and Mudar. His wife, Laila, spoke in an interview conducted with Syrian TV on May 11, 2009, after Naji's death, about the last period of his life during his illness, stressing that they lived beautiful days during which they did not feel his illness. When she learned of his health problem, he was preparing to travel to the Emirates to participate in the Dubai Festival, and he was clearly tired. We carried out the necessary medical tests and examinations, but we did not let him travel, as the test results showed that he was infected. At first, I did not tell him about the illness, as I was afraid that the news would have a negative impact on his health, but when it was my duty to tell him, I saw that he was very strong

At that time, he asked the doctor to start treatment, as he had work and commitments that he did not want to delay, but his illness spread quickly, and in the end, he died like a great man, on the morning of Monday, March 30, 2009, at the age of 69, in a hospital in the Syrian capital, Damascus, after a long struggle with lung cancer.