Khaldoon Al-Maleh

Born in Damascus, Syria on July 17, 1938 — died April 25, 2016 (aged 77)

Khaldoun Al-Maleh was a pioneer Syrian television and media director and producer. He co-founded the Syrian Arab Television in 1960 and the Syrian Artists Syndicate in 1969. He formed an artistic duo with the artist Duraid Lahham and directed many series for him that exported the Levantine dialect to Arab world