Sharif's longtime agent, Steve Kenis, told The Associated Press that Sharif died of a heart attack in a Cairo hospital. Sharif had been suffering from Alzheimers.

Sharif died of a heart attack in a Cairo hospital, his longtime agent, London-based Steve Kenis, and the head of Egypt’s Theatrical Arts Guild, Ashraf Zaki, told The Associated Press. The actor had been suffering from Alzheimer’s.

Omar Sharif passed away on July 10 of that year at the age of 83. As his manager confirmed at the time according to 'The Guardian', he succumbed to a heart attack. He was in Cairo at the time of his death.

The cause of death was a heart attack, according to his agent Steve Kenis. Sharif's son revealed in May that the actor was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.