George Yammine

Who is George Yammine?

George Yammine was born in Zgharta on April 10, 1955. He was a poet, media manager, and literature and arts critic, with a BA in Arabic literature.

He was the director of Radio Free & United Lebanon from the years 1984 to 1987. During this last year of 1987, he was appointed as the Director of the National Press in the North of Lebanon.

He was a member of the Association of Writers, Composers and Publishers of Music - SASEM.

George Yammine was known for writing lyrics to songs that ranged from a number of different topics, and were sung by a number of famous Lebanese artists. Here are several titles:

Samira Toufiq - 3a Neba3 Mar Sarkis jinna

Sammy 7awat - 3al Midan Tlaqaina

Joseph Nassif - El Ma3moura bil Koura

Wadi3 el-Safiy - El-youbil

Nour al Malla7 - Baddy B'Ailou

George Wassouf - Dally Tlejy

Ghassan Saliba - Ehden 3arouss

3azar Habib - Ehden Jammal

Majida El Roumi - Ha Ataiyna

Ragheb Aalameh - Hab Al Hawa

George Wassouf - Jayii Ana Ghanni

Ghassan Shedrawi - Jinna 3al Midan

Samir Yazbek - Kamshet etTrab

Joseph Abou Malheb - Khalf Al

Ragheb Aalameh - Layl W'taljj

Ghassan Shedrawi - Layl Wa Dabab

Asmara - Ya Layl Ehden Ya Hellou

Hayyam Younes and Joseph Abou Mrad