The Lawrence of Arabia star died on Friday (10Jul15), aged 83, after suffering a heart attack, and on Sunday (12Jul15), mourners gathered for funeral prayers at the Hussein Tantawi Mosque in Cairo to pay their last respects to the late icon.

Among the guests at the service included fellow actors Hussein Fahmy, Gamil Rateb and Khaled Nabawy, as well as politician Zahi Hawas, who had shared a close friendship with Sharif.

A burial later took place at the El Shafie Cemetery.