Mohammed Assaf — The Idol Character Profile

About Mohammed Assaf

Protagonist and central figure. A talented wedding singer from a Gaza refugee camp who overcomes travel restrictions, financial hardship, and performance pressure to win the 2013 Arab Idol competition, inspiring Palestinian national pride.

Mohammed Assaf — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Tawfeek Barhom

Appears in

The Idol (2016)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Mohammed Assaf — father — Mohammed's Father (Walid Abed Elsalam)
• Mohammed Assaf — mother — Mohammed's Mother (Manal Awad)
• Mohammed Assaf — Family Sibling — Nour (Hiba Attalah)

  Biological siblings who share a musical bond and face family hardship together.

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• Mohammed Assaf (younger) (Qais Attaallah)
• Nour (Hiba Attalah)
• Young Ahmad (Ahmad Qasem)
• Mohammed's Mother (Manal Awad)
• Young Omar (Abdel Kareem Barakeh)
• Smuggler (Ashraf Barhom)
• Shadia (Nadine Labaki)
• HIBA (Maisa Abd Elhadi)
• Mohammed's Father (Walid Abed Elsalam)
• Ali (Eyad Hourani)
• Beirut Doctor (Rami Yasin)
• Young Amal (Teya Hussein)