‘Lawrence of Arabia’ star Omar Sharif is battling Alzheimer’s

No additional details were provided about the 83-year-old or his care. His son, Tarek Sharif, revealed the diagnosis in the Spanish newspaper El Mundo.
“He still knows he’s a famous actor. The loss of memory affects above all specific things, details like when he was in a specific place or who he acted with in a specific film,” Tarek Sharif said.