Dina Talaat Sayed Muhammad (Arabic: دينا طلعت سيد محمد‎; born March 27, 1965), [ˈdiːnæ ˈtˤɑlʕɑt ˈsæjjed mæˈħæmmæd]; 1964) is an Egyptian belly dancer and actress. She was named as the "Last Egyptian Dancer" by the American magazine Newsweek. She has a master's degree in Philosophy.

Biography

She was born in Rome, Italy. Her father was the news correspondent for the Middle East News Agency in Rome. Her sister Rita is a retired singer. At age 16, Dina became depressed after her young fiancé committed suicide and she unsuccessfully attempted to kill herself. She earned a master's degree in philosophy from Ain Shams University at the insistence of her father. Her first marriage was unhappy and ended in divorce in 1998. She then married director Sameh El Bagoury, the father of her son Ali. After El Bagoury's death from a brain tumour in 2001, she secretly married Hossam Abol Fotouh.It was rumored that she would retire, but she returned to her career. She is now married to the Egyptian businessman Wael Abo Hussein.