Mohammed Al-Towayan

🎭 Mohammed Al-Towayan

Saudi Actor, Screenwriter, and Visual Artist

📅 (May 9, 1945 – January 31, 2025)

 

👤 Personal Information

Full Name: Mohammed Al-Towayan

 

Date of Birth: May 9, 1945

 

Place of Birth: Buraidah, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

 

Date of Death: January 31, 2025 (aged 79)

 

Place of Death: Buraidah

 

Nationality: 🇸🇦 Saudi

 

Children: 4 (Firas, Waleed, Wael, Rakan)

 

Languages: Arabic, English

 

Years Active: 1965 – 2023

 

🎨 Professional Roles

Actor

 

Screenwriter ✍️

 

Visual Artist 🖌️

 

Theatrical Performer 🎭

 

🏆 Awards & Honors

🏅 Theater and Performing Arts Award – Saudi National Cultural Awards, 4th Edition (2024)

 

🎬 Honored at the Gulf Film Festival – 4th edition (2024)

 

📖 Career Overview

Mohammed Al-Towayan began his acting journey through TV dramas and specials from 1965 to 1974. He gained wide recognition in major Saudi and Gulf series such as:

 

🔹 Al-Sa’ad Wa’ad (1982)

 

🔹 Awdat Asweed (1985)

 

🔹 Tash Ma Tash (10 seasons)

 

🔹 Ghashamsham, Selfie, Makan Fi Al-Qalb, among others.

 

He also wrote several works, including:

 

✍️ Awdat Asweed (1985)

 

✍️ Luebat Al-Shaytan (2012)

 

🧑‍🎓 Background and Upbringing

Born in Buraidah, from a well-off family; his father was a trader between the Levant and northern Saudi Arabia.

 

Spent his youth in northern Saudi Arabia, mastering the local dialect.

 

Studied in the United States, then returned to work in the arts.

 

Known for his unique artistic style, he mentored and discovered several prominent figures, including:

 

🎬 Director Najdat Anzour

 

🎭 Actor Ayman Zidan

 

🎭 Nasser Al-Qasabi

 

🎭 Abdullah Al-Sadhan

 

📺 Selected Works

📺 TV Series

Faraj Allah Wa Al-Zaman (1971)

 

Ahlam Saeeda (1972)

 

Asayel (1990)

 

Luebat Al-Kibar (2002)

 

Abu Al-Malayeen (2013)

 

Selfie (2015–2017)

 

Makan Fi Al-Qalb (2016)

 

When the Moon Is Full (Seasons 1 & 2)

 

Wassiyat Badr

 

Marzouqa (2022)

 

Tash: The Return (2023)

 

🎭 Theater Plays

Doctor with a Stick (1973)

 

The Fall of the Account

 

Sea Rooster (1994)

 

Spare Parts (1999)

 

🎬 Films

Night Delegate (2023)

 

🕊️ Death

Mohammed Al-Towayan passed away on

📅 Friday, January 31, 2025 / 🕌 1 Sha’ban 1446 AH

at the age of 80, leaving behind a rich legacy in drama, theater, and the arts.