Nashwa Mustafa Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

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Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Nashwa Mustafa Sayed
Other Name(s)	• Nashoua Mostafa • Nashwa Moustafa
Profession(s)	• Actress • TV Presenter • Playwright
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5'4" (163 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Career
Debut	TV: The Family of Mr Shalash (1990) as Enas on Egyptian Television Network Film: El-Farah (1999) as Madiha
Awards	• Awarded by the Catholic Center for Cinema, Egypt, for her artistic career (2017)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	15 October 1968 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	56 Years
Birthplace	Cairo, Egypt
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Egyptian
Hometown	Cairo, Egypt
College/University	• Ain Shams University, Egypt • Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Egypt
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Religion	Islam
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Controversies	• Accused Nashwa of distorting religious phrases In 2017, after her speech at the Catholic Center for Cinema where she was honoured with an award for her artistic career, she was accused of distorting Islamic phrases and flattering Christians at the expense of her own religion on social media. She took to Facebook and defended her speech by calling her critics ignorant and expressing her pride in the award she had received. • Criticised for appearing on television during iddah After the death of her husband on 28 December 2024, she was criticised for appearing on television during iddah, a waiting period a woman must observe after the death of her husband in Islamic law. In January 2025, she appeared on the TV show, 'Bent El Balad' and responded to the criticism by claiming that she took advice from religious scholars before starting her work during iddah as she was bound by contract, and breaking them might cause her imprisonment as penalty.
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Widow
Marriage Date	Year, 1993
Family
Husband/Spouse	Mohammed Emad (Deceased on 28 December 2024 due to liver cirrhosis; Businessman)
Children	Son- Abdulrahman Emad Daughter- Maryam Emad (Entrepreneur)
Parents	Father- Driver
Siblings	Brother- 1 • Mohamed Mustafa Sister(s)- 2 • Ingy (Musician) • Mervet (Teacher)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nashwa Mustafa

In an interview, she talked about her desire to become an actress during her childhood when she was 11 years old, after watching the film ‘Bab El-Hadid’ (1958). She was particularly impressed by Youssef Chahine, who played the role of Qanawi, and said

My dream of becoming an actress began when I was 11 years old. It was the first time I saw the movie Bab El Hadid. The actor who played the role of Qanawi enchanted me.”
At the age of 19, while preparing for her university exams, she accidentally cut off a part of her younger brother, Mohamed Mustafa’s finger while trying to take away a metal strainer with sharp edges that he was playing with.

She had to work several jobs to support her studies at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, including selling tickets at a medical clinic, working as a cashier at a restaurant, selling sandwiches at El-Attaba market and as a saleswoman in a clothing store after completing her graduation from Ain Shams University.

She has appeared in several films and TV shows, including ‘The Conscience of Mrs. Hekmat’ (1991), ‘Harun al-Rashid’ (1997), ‘Mido Problems’ (2003), ‘Gulf Star’ (2006), ‘Hello Cairo’ (2011), and ‘Shaoming’ (2020).
Nashwa Mustafa in a still from Shaoming

She has also appeared in radio shows such as ‘Arabawi’ (2002), ‘Aladdin’s Lamp’ (2011), ‘Mudhi Al-Zanati’ (2016), and ‘Between You and Me’ (2021).
Nashwa Mustafa on the poster of Mudhi Al-Zanati

Although she continued working as a TV presenter, she took a 10-year break from acting in a prominent role after the TV show, ‘Ana W Baba W Mama’ (2014), and resumed working in starring roles as an actor from the TV show, ‘Empire of Mim’ (2024).
Nashwa Mustafa in a still from the TV show, Empire of Mim

In 2019, her car was broken into by thieves who stole various items, including her son’s laptop, his bag of clothes, and his wedding suit.

During an interview, she talked about growing up in a multicultural environment, studying in different schools and revealed that she scored very high grades in the Azhar primary exam before moving to a Christian school.

On 3 November 2020, she took to her social media to reveal that she had tested positive for COVID-19.

In 2022, she took to Facebook and revealed that she missed acting as she had been away from it for a long time. She further revealed that rejecting several roles as they didn’t align with her artistic goals had put her in a state of depression.

She discussed growing up in poverty in 2023 during an episode of the TV show, ‘Bel Wara’a Wel Qalam’ and revealed that her father would often have to stand in line as early as 5 in the morning at a charity shop to get a kilo of meat before going to his job.
Nashwa Mustafa in a still from the show, Bel Wara’a Wel Qalam

She revealed that because of their poverty, her mother would often sew the Eid clothes and winter pyjamas for the family. She further revealed that she would usually stand in a line at Ain Shams University to get books for free or at a discounted price.

During an interview, she talked about her marriage and revealed that after her parents pressured her to get married, her sister, Mervat, who was friends with her future husband, Mohamed Emad’s sister, Nahla, arranged for them to meet on the pretence of showing off her actress sister at Nahla’s birthday party.

Since Nashwa arrived late at the party, Mervat arranged for her to visit Nahla’s house the next day, where she met Mohamed Emad. During their conversation, Emad told Nashwa that he didn’t want to marry an Egyptian woman, making Nashwa more determined to marry him.
Nashwa Mustafa with Mohamed Emad during their engagement ceremony

According to her, on the second day of her marriage, she prepared moussaka to impress her husband, but he disliked it as it wasn’t prepared traditionally and gave it to their apartment’s doorman without eating it.

After the incident, Nashwa became angry and asked for a divorce, which her husband initially agreed to, but later apologised and reconciled with her.

On 6 May 2024, during an episode of the TV show ‘One of the People,’ she revealed that she was suffering from several heart problems and diabetes due to stress.
Nashwa Mustafa, during her appearance on the show, One of the People

She claimed in an interview that she feels that she never could live up to her potential, as she was forced to compromise and be typecast as an actor.