Shawqy Shamekh was born on July 25, 1949 in Cairo, Egypt as Mohamed Shawqy Shamekh Mohamed Bayoumi. He was an actor, known for Asrar el-banaat (2001), El-Bahr Bi-Yedhak Ley (1994) and Taht El Sifr (1990). He was married to Niveen Salah Eddine. He died on March 26, 2009 in Cairo.