The death of Saleh Kamel, founder of ART channels and the most important Arab investor in the media field

The Saudi businessman, Sheikh Saleh Kamel, died yesterday evening, at the age of 79, after a struggle with illness.

Saleh Kamel is considered one of the most important investors in the Arab media field, after establishing the Arab Radio and Television Network (ART).

Kamel was born in 1941 in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, and his father worked as Director General of the Saudi Cabinet.

The late headed the Dallah Al-Baraka Group, under which several companies fall. He also held several positions, including Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Thought Foundation.

The Dallah Al-Baraka group wrote in a tweet on its Twitter account: "With hearts that believe in God's decree and destiny, the Dallah Al-Baraka group mourns the happiness of the founding father, Sheikh Saleh Kamel, who passed away on the inevitable death on a blessed night of the last ten nights of the holy month of Ramadan."

Egyptian actor Mohamed Henedy wrote: “God’s survival is in Sheikh Saleh Kamel.

Media Radwa El-Sherbiny wrote: “We belong to God and to Him we shall return. With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn the death of the late dear father Sheikh Saleh Kamel, the husband of my great spiritual media mother, Safa Abu Al-Saud, and the father of my sisters Hadeel, Aseel and Nadir. My hope is for the deceased, for mercy, and for his family and loved ones, patience and solace.”

The famous Egyptian actress reported: “With tears from my eyes, I mourn for the Arab nation a man from the most honorable men who stood with Egypt a lot, the position of men who love Egypt, and he has great merit over the media and the media. Tolerance in performance, as he said, may God have mercy on him, and he produced a religious program for me at a high level directed by the creator Omar Zahran, and it was a great success, especially in European countries, and he was a support for the program and I am proud of it. Spirit and Rihan, and may you dwell in the highest paradise, Lord, my sincere condolences to the artist Safaa Abu Al-Saud and her daughters.

Egyptian actor Mohamed Sobhi wrote: “There is no power or strength except with God.. We belong to God and to Him we shall return. Today Sheikh Saleh Kamel Al-Siddiq, the father, the teacher, and my beloved man left. In the frayed days.. and you flirt with me as usual.. and I sent you a reply with a voice message to grope you.. and tell you how much I love you and confess your thanks for presenting the most wonderful Arabic series about the family on the ART channel. To go away... and leave me with your voice message that I kept hearing dozens of times, we can only pray for you, the good man and the human being who possessed the humanity of the world... My condolences to the honorable family and we pray for them patience and solace."

Egyptian actress Ilham Shaheen wrote: "Our deepest condolences to the artist Safaa Abu Al-Saud and the family on the death of Sheikh Saleh Kamel .. Oh God, make his resting place heaven and the patience of his family and lovers for his separation."

Egyptian actor Yousra wrote: “We belong to God and to Him we shall return. Sheikh Saleh Kamel is in the protection of God. We have lost a great and honorable value that has a great impact in the Arab world. My sincere condolences to his wife, Mrs. Safaa Abu Al-Saud, to all his children, Sheikh Abdullah Kamel, Mrs. Hadeel, all members of the royal family, to the people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and to all of us.

And the Egyptian actress, Ghada Abdel Razek, wrote: “Go to the mercy of God, Sheikh Saleh.

The Egyptian media, Bossi Shalaby, wrote: "With all sadness, the owner of the credit mourns for all the media.. Moved to the mercy of God Almighty, Sheikh Saleh Kamel.. We belong to God and to Him we shall return.. The Egyptians are a good man."

The Egyptian actor Ahmed Fathi wrote: “The pioneer of the media industry is gone… Farewell, Sheikh Saleh Kamel.”

Egyptian actress Laila Elwi said: "We belong to God and to Him we shall return. The Arab nation lost Sheikh Saleh Kamel.. Farewell to a man who always loved Egypt and considered it his second country.. We ask God for his forgiveness and mercy in these blessed days.. and for his family and the entire Saudi people patience and solace. Forgive." May God grant him peace and place him in his spacious gardens, and may God bestow the consolation of his family and relatives, and we belong to God and to Him we shall return.”

Moroccan artist Samira Said wrote: Although I have never met him... But I have always been certain that he possesses strength, power, money, kindness, giving and humanity... And rarely do all these qualities meet in one person... May God have mercy on Sheikh Saleh Kamel.

The Egyptian artist, Mohamed Mounir, wrote: “We belong to God and to Him we shall return. Stay for God in Sheikh Saleh Kamel Habib Egypt. Sincere condolences to the virtuous sister Safaa Abu Al-Saud.”

Tunisian actress Latifa wrote: “In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. With a heart that is faithful and partisan, and with a tearful eye, the father, the role model, and the symbol, Sheikh Saleh Kamel, have a thousand mercy on your soul, O you who were good, kind and giving with all the good that you gave to the whole nation. All the good you have provided for the Islamic nation will etch your name in its history forever. We belong to God and to Him we shall return.”

Egyptian media, Wafaa Al-Kilani: “The absence of Sheikh Saleh Kamel and everyone who knew this great personality

Not a passing absence or loss, he had an impact on everyone around him in general and in his pioneering art institution in particular..including me;

In our exile in Italy, we had a humble employer and a caring father who feared and feared his Lord, and he is now in his hands on blessed days.

We offer our condolences on his passing, and our sincere condolences to his honorable family. May God give you patience in his separation. May God have mercy on you, Sheikh Saleh, and dwell in his gardens, Amen.