| English: God Is the Greatest | |
|---|---|
| الله أكبر | |
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Former military anthem of the  Egyptian Armed ForcesFormer national anthem of  Libya | |
| Lyrics | Mahmoud El-Sherif, 1955 |
| Music | Abdalla Shams El-Din, 1954 |
| Adopted | 1 September 1969 |
| Relinquished | 20 October 2011 |
| Preceded by | "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" (Egypt) |
| Succeeded by | "Libya, Libya, Libya" (Libya) |
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Allahu Akbar | |
"Allahu Akbar" (Arabic: الله أكبر, lit. 'God Is the Greatest') is an Egyptian pro-military patriotic song composed by songwriter Abdalla Shams El-Din in 1954 and written by poet Mahmoud El-Sherif in 1955. It was first used by the Egyptian Armed Forces as a marching song during the Suez Crisis in 1956. The song was also used as the national anthem of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi from 1969 to 2011.