Acting
Feb 11, 1961
Hama, Syria
Maher Salibiy
Acting
Biography
Maher Salibi is a Syrian actor, director, and theater educator with an extensive career in television, film, and stage productions. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1986 and later taught at the institute for ten years while pursuing his acting and directing career. Salibi began his professional career in theater before expanding into film. His early screen work included The Algae, directed by Raymond Boutros, and The Night, directed by Mohammad Malas. He later appeared in Ordinary Life (2008) and Khorfakkan (2020). As a filmmaker, he directed the short film Hadoutat Al-Matar, which received recognition at Arab film festivals, as well as Shwayet Waqt (2008). Over the years, Salibi became a familiar presence in Syrian television, appearing in historical dramas, contemporary stories, and crime series. His notable credits include Shajarat Al-Naranj, Al-Shaqeeqat, Al-Ababeed, Al-Fawaris, Saladin (2001), Spring of Cordoba (2003), Small Hearts (2009), and Born from the Flank (2011), in which he portrayed Lieutenant Colonel Fayez. He also played Abu Mousa in The Godfather: The Orient Club (2015) and appeared in Harvest of Time (2015) and Bidam Barid (2025). Alongside his acting career, Salibi directed television productions including Marsoum Aili (2009) and Qyoud Al Rouh (2010), and contributed to the direction of Coma (2018). His experience also extends to voice performance, and in 2021 he was selected to serve as a judge for the Voice Arts Awards in the United States. Salibi left Syria in 2012 with his wife, actress Yara Sabri, and continued working in the arts abroad. Following his return to Syria, he resumed his theater career, directing Proofat Yawm Al-Hisab in Damascus in 2026. The production marked his first directing project in Syria after fourteen years away from the country.
Feature Films (1)
Based on one of the most famous novels by Syrian novelist Khairy Al-Zahabi, the film tells the story of a woman from a Syrian family who is married but always treated badly by her husband, and is good at embroidery.
Hasiba
Television & Series (6)
The Syrian series *Hay Al-Mazar* unfolds within a social framework that reflects the daily lives of the residents of Hay Al-Mazar. It explores various humanitarian and social issues, including family relationships, class struggles, and the challenges faced by characters in a rapidly changing environment.
AlMazar neighborhood
A sweeping historical epic tracing the life of Saladin from his humble origins to his unification of fractured Muslim kingdoms and his legendary recapture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders after nearly a century of occupation. Starring Jamal Suleiman and directed by the late Hatem Ali, written by Walid Seif — the same partnership behind Palestinian Alienation — this is widely regarded as one of the finest historical dramas in Arabic television, epic in scale yet deeply human in its portrayal of leadership, faith and sacrifice.
Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi
The second chapter of the acclaimed Andalusian trilogy by Walid Seif and Hatem Ali. Set in the golden age of Umayyad Cordoba, it traces the extraordinary rise of Muhammad ibn Abi Amir — known as Al-Mansur — from a young scholar arriving in Cordoba seeking knowledge, to the most powerful man in Andalusia. A sweeping story of ambition, political genius and the glittering, fragile peak of Arab civilisation in Spain. Stars Taim Hassan and Jamal Suleiman.
Cordoba's Spring
A national epic that starts with the peak of Nakba Day and shows the displacement and homelessness of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, through the fall of Haifa in 1948. It follows a Palestinian family's journey after they are displaced and forcibly expatriated to Israeli camps.
