The Director Of The Iconic Tash Ma Tash Has Passed Away

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The director of the Saudi hit Tash Ma Tash has tragically passed away after a long battle with prostate cancer.

The late Abdul Khaleq Alghanem was a legend in the world of Saudi television and started his directing career b ydirecting film series Rehlat Alsaid in 1992. In 2002, he appeared as an actor in the series Shwaya Melh, which he also directed.

He is, however, best known for being the director of the well-known Saudi film series Tash ma Tash.

Tash Ma Tash, English for ‘No Big Deal’, was a popular Saudi satirical comedy that ran for 18 seasons between 1993 and 2011

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The sketch comedy aired on the state-owned television channel Saudi 1 for 13 seasons but in 2005 it was bought by MBC with new episodes running exclusively during Ramadan right after iftar.

His co-stars have been sending their condolensces

As have fans

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Even HE, Turki AlAlshikh, the Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, mourned the loss

https://twitter.com/Turki_alalshikh/status/1394656047864942604

He passed away in King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, after suffering from prostate cancer for the last five years.

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