Badi' Khayri

Badi' Khayri
بديع خيري
Born(1893-08-18)August 18, 1893
DiedFebruary 1, 1966(1966-02-01) (aged 72)
NationalityEgyptian
Occupations
  • Lyricist
  • playwright
Years active1912–1966
Notable work

Badīʻ Khayrī (Arabic: بديع خيري; 18 August 1893 – February 1966) was an Egyptian folk lyricist and playwright.[1] He was one of the folk lyricists who took their words and inspiration from old traditional Egyptian folk stories and popular street songs sung by the masses in festivities. Khayri wrote several stories for films such as El Hub Keda (1961).[2]

  1. ^ "مؤلف كلمات- بديع خيري". discogs.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. ^ Cast: Movie - El Hob Kedah - 1961, retrieved 27 December 2022