Leila Mourad

Leila Mourad
ليلى مراد
Layla Mourad in 1947.
Layla Mourad in 1947.
Background information
Birth nameLilian Zaki Ibrahim Mourad[1]
Born(1918-02-17)February 17, 1918
Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt
DiedNovember 21, 1995(1995-11-21) (aged 77)
Cairo, Egypt
GenresEgyptian music
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1934–1963
Spouse(s)
(m. 1945; div. 1953)

Wagih Abaza
(m. 1955; div. 1956)

(m. 1957; div. 1969)

Leila Mourad or Layla Morad (Arabic: ليلى مراد; born Lilian Zaki Ibrahim Mourad; February 17, 1918 – November 21, 1995) was an Egyptian singer and actress, and one of the most prominent superstars in Egypt and the entire Arab world in her era.

  1. ^ "ET commemorates birth anniversary of legendary Leila Mourad". February 18, 2019.