World-class Bridge player, he has been known to anticipate or postpone shootings in order to be able to attend major bridge events. Father of Tarek Sharif. Fluent in English, Arabic, Greek and French Of Egyptian/Palestinian descent 5 August 2003 - Received a one-month suspended sentence and a $1700 fine for head-butting a police officer in a French casino in July. He is both author and co-author of several books on Bridge and has licensed his name to a Bridge computer game. Also fluent in Italian (ex. appearance in main RAI show ''Domenica In'' 10/23/2005) Underwent triple bypass surgery in 1992, and suffered a mild heart attack in 1994. Until his bypass, Sharif smoked 100 cigarettes a day; after the operation he quit easily.
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