

Introduction
Saba Mubarak (Arabic: صبا مبارك; born April 10, 1976 in Anjara, Ajloun, Jordan) is a Jordanian actress and producer. She was graduated from Yarmouk University in 2001 with Bachelor's Degree in Theater Acting and Directing. In 1998, she started her acting career with her role in the Jordanian TV series directed by Mohamed Azizia Qamar wa Sahar, since then, Mubarak has been part of many important TV dramas such as Balqees, Moga Harra, Al A'hd and the three seasons of Hekayat Banat. She also had her first cinematic role in the Jordanian Film Safar Al-Ajneha (Travel of the Wings) directed by Tha’er Mousa in 2003, and then she starred in several Jordanian films until her Egyptian cinema breakthrough, which came after her participation in Mohamed Amin’s film Bentein Men Masr (Two Girls from Egypt). In 2011, Mubarak established Pan East Media, a media production company in Jordan, the company started its production activity in 2013 through the TV serieses Zain and Tawq Al Asphalt in 2014.
Career
Mubarak began her accomplished career by studying theater acting and directing at Yarmouk University, from which she was graduated in 2001. Mubarak started her acting career in 1998 in the Jordanian TV show directed by Mohamed Azizia Qamar wa Sahar, and she is considered as a first rate performer in Arab drama and has performed in over 40 T.V. productions. She has appeared in several Egyptian television series including Sharbat Louz, Hekayat Banat, Naseem Al-Rouh, Moga Harra, Asia, Al-Ahd, and Afrah Al-Qobba, in 2017, she started filming the third season of the TV series Hekayat Banat that follows the stories of four girls and their relationships, secret lives, dreams and ambitions, the series stars Saba alongside with Horeya Farghaly, Dina El Sherbiny, Injy El Mokkaddem, Nada Moussa, Ramsi Lehner, and Amr Saleh.
Mubarak's debut in Jordanian cinema was in 2003 through the film Safar Al-Ajneha, she also appeared in the films Karej Al-Taghteyah and Mamlaket Al-Naml. Mubarak started working in Egypt in 2010 with her role in the film Bentein Men Masr (Two Girls from Egypt). In 2012, she participated in another Egyptian film Al-Raheb (The Priest) alongside the Egyptian actor Hani Salama. Her third participation in Egyptian cinema was in Hisham Al-Aysawi's film Al-Thaman (The Price), she played the role of a Syrian woman who flees her home and takes refuge in Cairo, where she meets an Egyptian man and then a mixture of events begin to unfold. She has taken part in two Swedish films Hamilton: I nationens intresse and Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter in 2012.
In 2011, Mubarak established Pan East Media, a media production company with a main objective to create a genuine audio-visual content in Jordan and to present first-rate artistic work on both regional and international levels. The company started its production activity in 2013 with the light Jordanian comedy drama TV series Zain, which aired on multiple TV networks including MBC and Abu Dhabi One. In 2014, the company produced the TV series Tawq Al-Asphalt, a Bedouin, historic drama series inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet, it was aired during Ramadan 2014 on Abu Dhabi One.
Filmography
Television
Actress
| Title | Year | Role | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qamar wa Sahar | 1998 | |||
| Shawk El-Rahaf | 1998 | Rahaf | ||
| Al-Kawasr | 1998 | Buthainah | ||
| Omar Al-Khayyam | 2002 | Nesreen | ||
| Al-Arwah Al-Muhajerah | 2002 | Amal | ||
| Al-Hajjaj | 2003 | Ghazalah | ||
| Khalf Al-Qudban | 2005 | Danah | ||
| Akhir Ayyam Al-Yamama (TV Series) | 2005 | Al Shmous | ||
| Al-Shams Toshreq Min Jadeed | 2005 | Maram | ||
| Khaled Ben Al-Waleed | 2006 | Hend | ||
| Ahl Al-Gharam I | 2006 | |||
| Sada Al-Rouh | 2006 | |||
| Al-Wardah Al-Akheerah | 2006 | Rudainah | ||
| Du'aah Ala Abwab Juhannam | 2006 | |||
| Seerat Al-Hob | 2007 | |||
| Nimer Bin Adwan | 2007 | Wadha | ||
| Haza Al-Aalam | 2007 | |||
| Al-Ijtiyah | 2008 | Hanan | ||
| Oyoun Alia | 2008 | Alia | ||
| Seraa' Ala Al-Rimal | 2008 | Al-Hunoof | ||
| Naseem Al-Rouh | 2008 | Asaker | ||
| Ahl Al-Gharam II | 2008 | |||
| Balqis | 2009 | Balqis | ||
| Balqis Malekat Saba' | 2009 | Balqis | ||
| Wara'a El-Shams | 2010 | Mouna | ||
| Ana Al-Quds | 2010 | |||
| Bath Bayakhah | 2011 | |||
| Wein Matkaha Ewja | 2011 | |||
| Eila Ajab | 2011 | |||
| Kashf El-Aqne'ah | 2011 | |||
| Al-Za'eem | 2011 | Jameela | ||
| Fee Meil | 2012 | |||
| Sharbat Louz | 2012 | Rasha | ||
| Hekayat Banat I | 2012 | Ahlam | ||
| Ma Betekhlas Hekayetna | 2012 | |||
| Khalaf-Allah | 2013 | |||
| Asia | 2013 | Dr. Nardeen | ||
| Mawja Harrah | 2013 | Jameela | ||
| Zain | 2013 | Zain | ||
| Tawk Al-Asphalt | 2014 | |||
| Al-Ahd | 2015 | Raya | ||
| Haq Mayyet | 2015 | Nihal Mufeed | ||
| Afrah Al-Qobba | 2016 | Doria | ||
| Hekayat Banat II | 2017 | Ahlam | ||
| Hekayat Banat III | 2017 | Ahlam |
Films
Actress
| Title | Year | Role | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safar Al-Ajneha | 2003 | |||
| Kharej Al-Taghteyah | 2007 | |||
| Junoon Al-Hob | 2008 | |||
| Transit Cities | 2010 | Laila | ||
| Bentein men misr | 2010 | Dalia (as Seba Mubarak) | ||
| Hamilton: I nationens intresse | 2012 | Mouna Al Fathar | ||
| Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter | 2012 | Mouna Al Fathar (as Seba Mubarak) | ||
| Mamlaket El-Naml | 2012 | |||
| Al-Raheb | 2014 | Production | ||
| Al-Thaman | 2015 | Dima | ||
| The Guest | 2017 | Meryem | Completed |
Producer
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zain | 2013 | Executive producer | |
| The Guest | 2017 | Co-producer |
Awards
Mubarak has received several awards through her successful career:
- Best Actress Award, Middle East Film Festival 2003, Italy
- Best Jordanian and Arab Actress Award, Tyche Awards, Jordan
Personal life
Mubarak was born to a Jordanian father and a Palestinian mother. She is a fan of sports and nature, she spends long time on a daily basis in the gym, as well as jogging or walking outside in nature. She also loves swimming and kickboxing.
Her first marriage to the Tunisian director Shawqy Al-Majary was a failure, and she has a son "Ammar" from that marriage. Mubarak is a Muslim, yet she played a role of a Christian woman in the Egyptian film Al-Raheb (The Priest).