After a long struggle with leukemia, famous artist Hany al-Masry passed away on Monday, at the age of 64. Masry was the first Egyptian to work as a concept and show designer for Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI).
As a boy, Masry went to Cairo Jesuit School and later graduated from Cairo University’s school of Fine Arts.
After graduation, he worked as a set designer for several famous Egyptian plays, including “Isis”, “Al-Eyal Kebret”, “Enaha 7akan 3aela Mohtarama” and “Shahed Ma Shafsh Haga”. He is also the creator of the “Kimo” character, which is a cartoon mascot for Nestle's ice cream products.
