Muna Wassef
French Mandate
Muna Wassef is a Syrian Kurdish stage, film and television actress. She is also a United Nations Goodwill ambassador. She is an icon in the Arab world and the Middle East. Wassef is credited for acting alongside Salah Zulfikar at the prime of her career in Memory of a Night of Love.
Connection to Damascus
Born in Damascus; began career at the Military Theater in Damascus.
Known for
First Syrian woman to receive the Syrian Order of Civil Merit; starred in Al Hayba on Netflix.
Lifespan
1942-02-09
Biography
Muna Wassef is a Syrian Kurdish stage, film and television actress. She is also a United Nations Goodwill ambassador. She is an icon in the Arab world and the Middle East. Wassef is credited for acting alongside Salah Zulfikar at the prime of her career in Memory of a Night of Love.