Mohammed Abdel Wahab

Arabic music, Composer

1902 – 1991

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Who was Mohammed Abdel Wahab?

Mohammed Abdel Wahab, also transliterated Mohammed Abd el-Wahaab was a prominent 20th-century Arab Egyptian singer and composer. He composed the "Ya Beladi" the National anthem of Libya used by the Kingdom of Libya from 1951 to 1969 and again by the post-Gaddafi transitional government in 2011. He also composed the national anthem of Tunisia, "Humat al-Hima" as well as the United Arab Emirates national anthem "Ishy Bilady"

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Born
Mar 13, 1902
Cairo
Also known as
  • Mohammed Abd el-Wahaab
  • Mohamed Abdel Wahab
  • Mohamed Abdel Wehab
Parents
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Arab people
Nationality
  • Egypt
Profession
Died
May 4, 1991
Cairo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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