Zaky is the son of singer Laila Mouraad and director Fateen Abdul Wahhaab. In 1983, he graduated from the High Institute of Cinema. Zaki worked as second unit and assistant director with ‘Aly Badrakhaan and with Youssef Chahine in “Adieu Bonaparte i.e. Farwell Bonaparte” and “Al-yowm al-saades i.e. The sixth day”. Zaki also was the location manager of American films and miniseries shot in Egypt like “Fortunes of war”, “Mysteries of Egypt” and “The mummy returns”. His only film as director is “Romantica (1996)”.
