Mohammed Abdel Wahab
13 March 1902 – 4 May 1991
Mohammed Abdel Wahab was an Egyptian singer, composer, oud player and film actor. Active from the 1920s, he introduced Western instruments and forms into Arabic song and wrote for singers including Umm Kulthum and Abdel Halim Hafez. He composed the music of the Egyptian national anthem Bilady, Bilady, Bilady and of the national anthem of the United Arab Emirates.
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Life events
He was born in the Bab al-Shaariya quarter of Cairo; some sources give a later birth year.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe received formal musical training in Cairo while performing as a young singer.
Shawqi supported his education and wrote lyrics that he set to music.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAl-Warda al-Baida was one of the first Egyptian musical films and made him a screen star.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe wrote a long series of songs for the singer, several of them for films.
Their first collaboration was widely described in the Egyptian press as the meeting of the two greats.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis melody was adopted as Ishy Bilady at the federation's founding.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBilady, Bilady, Bilady, set to his music, was adopted as Egypt's national anthem.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe recording was among his last works as a singer.