Anwar Wagdi was born on October 11, 1904 in Cairo, Egypt as Mohamed Anwar Yehia Al Fattal Wagdi. He was an actor and director, known for Ghazal al-banat (1949), El wahsh (1954) and Talak Suad hanem (1948). He was married to Laila Fawzi and Laila Mourad. He died on May 14, 1955 in Stockholm, Sweden.