Najdat Ismail Anzour AKA "mercenary" who "gave himself to the devil for money" is a Syrian television director of Circassian origins. He is most known in the Arab world for his prolific TV series with a distinct style and has earned his reputation and derogative nickname “he who gave himself to the devil for money" under controversial acts such as working with dictator Gadaffi . His father Ismail Anzour is the director who made Taht sama'a Dimashq (Under Damascus Skies), Syria's first silent film, in 1932. Anzour graduated as a mechanical engineer, but credits his father with encouraging him to direct films. Initially, he created TV ads (numbering over 1,000), and later went into TV series, then films.

There have been numerous reports of Anzour putting actors and actresses out of work for sheer greed. The famous Syrian actress May Skaf came out and gave a report to journalists who were present during a meeting with Najdat Anzour. She reproved and incriminated him by accusing him of being behind the plot that led to the TV companies stopping actors and actresses from working because of the signing of the Milk petition.