Hossam Al Shah
Known For & Full Filmography16 Titles
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as The Ghassanid merchant
A historical saga about the second caliph and Commander of the Faithful Omar Bin Al-Khattab and his pivotal role in the Islamic State.
Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
On the run from his past and his community, Jaber becomes a fugitive and assumes the identity of a sacred heir—setting off a ruse in a forgotten village awaiting a saviour to revive its will to endure.
Drama Series - 2004, 16 episodes • as ظافر
A man entrusts Abu Al Makhraz with a huge sum of money and disappears. When Abu Al Makhraz dies, his family finds themselves pitted against his relatives.
Drama Series - 2001, 16 episodes • as برنقش
A sweeping historical epic tracing the life of Saladin from his humble origins to his unification of fractured Muslim kingdoms and his legendary recapture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders after nearly a century of occupation. Starring Jamal Suleiman and directed by the late Hatem Ali, written by Walid Seif — the same partnership behind Palestinian Alienation — this is widely regarded as one of the finest historical dramas in Arabic television, epic in scale yet deeply human in its portrayal of leadership, faith and sacrifice.
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as نوري النشواتي
In the alleys of old Damascus, Abdo makes his living driving a horse-drawn carriage — an honest man in a neighbourhood ruled by the scheming Abu Hamza Al-Nashwati, who has stolen his dead brother's inheritance and turned the whole quarter against anyone who stands in his way. When Abdo falls for a girl and dares to defy the powerful family, a personal conflict spirals into a battle between ordinary decency and entrenched corruption. A warm, character-driven Syrian period drama starring Bassem Yakhour and Salloum Haddad.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as مهران
The series follows the family of Al-Mallah and Khaldun: the former enjoys great influence, while the other belongs to a downtrodden class. The spark of the story erupts with Khaldun’s desire to rob the Al-Mallah family, which turns the matter into a war between them and a settling of scores about the shared past and present that unites them.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as الطير
Taking place in the Thieves' Market located in the Syrian capital, Damascus, the events deal with a number of stories dealing with counterfeiting currencies, drug trafficking, and others.
Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes • as حسام سعيد النايحة
The series revolves around a poor man who wants to get rich. As he has a dream that he has found a treasure, his social status changes as he goes out every night to abandoned areas and begins digging and goes home by day to rest.
Drama Series - 2000, 16 episodes • as عرفة
The story of Nassar Ibn Oraibi, a fighter against injustice, that sheds light on the life in the Damascus neighborhood and the role of one woman who becomes responsible for the house and her four daughters in light of her husband's absence during the Hajj.
Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
The events follow a series of crimes starting with a smuggling operation that leaves Hajj Salem paralyzed and Abu Aziz dead, followed by the assassination of Judge Saba Ezzat and her husband Aws's confession.
Drama Series - 2000, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
The series sheds light on the life of the Al-Jalali family, one of the most prestigious families in the city of Aleppo. The story revolves around a man who amassed a great fortune through both legitimate and illegitimate means, including depriving his siblings of their rightful inheritance. As time passes, the elder of the Al-Jalali family falls ill and finds himself with no one to assist him and his children except his brother—whom he had previously denied his wealth. However, mysterious events surround the disappearance of Haj Amin's money at the hands of his brother Anas.
Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
The series deals with the biography of the great companion Al-Qa’qa’ bin Amr Al-Tamimi, with its many heroic deeds that raised the banner of Islam in several situations, by highlighting an important Islamic stage and re-dramatizing it.
Drama Series - 2003, 16 episodes • as جؤذر
The second chapter of the acclaimed Andalusian trilogy by Walid Seif and Hatem Ali. Set in the golden age of Umayyad Cordoba, it traces the extraordinary rise of Muhammad ibn Abi Amir — known as Al-Mansur — from a young scholar arriving in Cordoba seeking knowledge, to the most powerful man in Andalusia. A sweeping story of ambition, political genius and the glittering, fragile peak of Arab civilisation in Spain. Stars Taim Hassan and Jamal Suleiman.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A close look at the modern life details of people representing different social strata, from a street vendor to a political intellectual, touching upon the story of two lovers whose life paths have faltered, as well as a crane operator who doesn't want to leave his homeland despite the circumstances.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as العرتال
An epic love story between a well-to-do blind girl and a rebel, set against a historical background spanning 60 years of conflicts, secrets and intrigue.
Drama Series - 2002, 16 episodes • as علاء
Mrs. W opens an agency specializing in marital problems, with the aim of supporting and advocating for women who suffer from husbands’ injustice. But she soon falls into the trap of a husband who deceives her, claiming that he is wronged by his wife