Egypt Today The ‘sick’ man on the cigarette pack is perfectly healthy, however. Hamdy Balala, the man in the picture, works as a driver for a major advertising company and agreed to pose for the photo to make a bit of extra money.
Balala says he never imagined that his picture would lead to media attention and constant teasing in the street. Above all, he never thought that his picture would result in a lawyer suing Minister of Health Hatem El-Gabali, demanding his resignation for allegedly deceiving the public with a misleading picture.
Balala says he never imagined that his picture would lead to media attention and constant teasing in the street. Above all, he never thought that his picture would result in a lawyer suing Minister of Health Hatem El-Gabali, demanding his resignation for allegedly deceiving the public with a misleading picture.