Sameh El-Soreity, Vice President (Actors Syndicate)

Sameh el Soreity was recently voted vice president of actors syndicate in what was said to be the fairest elections to take place in the syndicate's history.

The elections came after the syndicate's former president Ashraf Zaki (married to TV actress Rojina) was forced to step down due to strong remarks he made against the revolution and protesters back in January. His anti-revolution stance was interpreted as a support for Mubarak's falling regime.

Although Ashraf Zaki has managed to create a strong following that will vote for him regardless, he claims that he has chosen to step down because he cares about the syndicate and does not want to be the reason behind any division that may occur between the actors due to him staying.

Sameh Al Soreity (new vice president) has a bachelors degree from Ain Shams and was a musician prior to his acting days. He has participated in may stage plays during the 80's and 90's, a favourite one being "El 7ob Ba'ad El Mdawla" which he starred in with Laila Elwy and Hala Sedki.

Sameh El Soreity also held a position as general manager for Egypt's National Folk Troupe (Qawmeya) for a few years in the late 2000's. During his short term as the troupe's GM, he helped the dancers develop which led the troupe to rise again to become one of the best in Egypt after it has hit the rocks. Unfortunately he quit his position shortly thereafter which resulted in many good dancers dropping out of the troupe.

Sameh El Soreity is truly a lovely person on both a personal and professional scale, he is important in what he does yet he is so incredibly humble. He is known for being nice and treating everyone the same.

A true artist and I hope there will be a significant improvement in the deteriorating acting scene with him as the syndicate's new leader.