Al Sagheer was one of the most prolific figures in the beauty industry in Egypt and across the Middle East and North Africa, launching a beauty empire and paving the way for generations of Egyptian beauticians, cosmetologists and hair stylists. He started out in the early 1960s, working at a relative’s hair salon, a job for which he dropped out of school. He then travelled to France in 1971 to apprentice with famed French hair stylist Louis Alexandre Raimon, better known as Alexandre de Paris. Throughout his career, Al Sagheer has worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment and show business, from Sophia Loren and Claudia Schiffer, all the way to Laila Elwi and even legendary Egyptian actress Faten Hamama.