Career
He went on to fame in the 1960s as he was appointed head of the Museum of Modern Arts. In 1962, he was appointed head of the Opera. In 1966, he joined First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahram.
He painted more than 35 paintings, for First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahram that decorate the walls of its building.
Overall, he painted 15000 paintings and held more than 80 art fairs for his work in Egypt, Venice, New York, San Francisco, Geneva, Beirut, Kuwait and Jeddah. He also participated in 67 collective fairs in Egypt.
He remained in the position of the artistic consultant for First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahram till his death. He died, at the age of 95, on February 6, 2007 of bladder cancer.
His work in collected by Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, and included in its permanent exhibition.
