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Mohammed Abdel Wahab | |
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 Mehammad Abdelwahab with a mandolin | |
| Background information | |
| Born | March 13, 1898 Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt |
| Origin | Egypt |
| Died | May 4, 1991 (aged 93) Cairo, Egypt |
| Genres | Egyptian music |
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| Years active | 1917–1991 |
| Labels | Mazzika |
| Website | www |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab (Egyptian Arabic: محمد عبد الوهاب), also transliterated Mehammad Abdelwehab, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mæˈħam.mæd ʕæbd el wæhæːb] (March 13, 1902 – May 4, 1991), was a prominent 20th-century Egyptian singer, actor, and composer. He is best known for his Romantic and Egyptian patriotic songs.
He was known for his Egyptian nationalist and revolutionary songs like "Ya Masr Tamm Elhana" (O Egypt, happiness is here), "Hayy Ala Elfalah" (The call of duty), "Elwatan Elakbar" (The Greatest Homeland), "Masr Nadetna fa labbena Elnedaa" (Egypt Called us and we Have Answered), "Ulo le Masr" (Tell Egypt), "Hobb Elwatan Fard Alayya" (Patriotism is my Obligation), "Sot Elgamahir" (Voice of the Masses), "Ya Nesmet Elhorriyya" (O The Breeze of Freedom), "Sawa'ed men Beladi" (Arms from My Country).
He also composed the national anthem of Libya which was adopted from 1951 to 1969 and again since 2011.[1][2]
- ^ About Libya: Libyan National Anthem, National Transitional Council of Libya, archived from the original on July 21, 2011, retrieved August 23, 2011
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