Naima Akef (Arabic: نعيمة عاكف‎,‎ pronounced [næˈʕiːmæ ˈʕæːkef]; 7 October 1929 - 23 April 1966) was a famous Egyptian belly dancer during the Egyptian cinema's golden age and starred in many films of the time. Naima Akef was born in Tanta on the Nile Delta. Her parents were acrobats in the Akef Circus (run by Naima’s grandfather), which was one of the best known circuses at the time.