Biography
Character actor Alyy Kahn (not to be confused with Bollywood star
Aly Khan, who appeared in pictures around the same time) specialized in Middle Eastern roles, often with an intimidating or threatening demeanor. He took his first major bow as terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh in
Michael Winterbottom's tense and gripping docudrama
A Mighty Heart (2007). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide