Mohamed Abdel Wahab (Arabic: Ù…Øمد عبد الوهاب‎), also
transliterated Mohammed Abd El-Wahhab (March 13, 1902 â€" May 4,
1991), was a prominent 20th-century Egyptian singer, actor, and
composer.He's best known for his Romantic and Egyptian patriotic
songs. He also composed "Ya Beladi" (also known as "Libya, Libya,
Libya") the national anthem of Libya from 1951 to 1969 and again since
2011. He also composed the national anthems of Tunisia, "Humat
al-Hima", United Arab Emirates, Īsiy BilÄ dÄ« and many Egyptian
nationalist songs like "Ya Masr tam El-Hanna", "Hay Ala El-Falah",
“El Watan El Akbar†"Masr Nadetna falbena El-nedaa", "Oulo le
Masr", "Hob El-watan Fard Alyi", "Sout El-Gamaheer", "Ya Nessmet
El-Horria", "Sawae'd men Beladi".Mohamed Abdel Wahab was born in 1902
in Cairo, Egypt, in a neighborhood called Bab El-Sheriyah, where there
is now a statue of him. He began his singing career at an early age
and made his first public performances at age seven at local
productions. He was 13 when he made his first recording. Mohamed Abdel
Wahab was a very close friend to compatriot singer Abdel Halim Hafez.
transliterated Mohammed Abd El-Wahhab (March 13, 1902 â€" May 4,
1991), was a prominent 20th-century Egyptian singer, actor, and
composer.He's best known for his Romantic and Egyptian patriotic
songs. He also composed "Ya Beladi" (also known as "Libya, Libya,
Libya") the national anthem of Libya from 1951 to 1969 and again since
2011. He also composed the national anthems of Tunisia, "Humat
al-Hima", United Arab Emirates, Īsiy BilÄ dÄ« and many Egyptian
nationalist songs like "Ya Masr tam El-Hanna", "Hay Ala El-Falah",
“El Watan El Akbar†"Masr Nadetna falbena El-nedaa", "Oulo le
Masr", "Hob El-watan Fard Alyi", "Sout El-Gamaheer", "Ya Nessmet
El-Horria", "Sawae'd men Beladi".Mohamed Abdel Wahab was born in 1902
in Cairo, Egypt, in a neighborhood called Bab El-Sheriyah, where there
is now a statue of him. He began his singing career at an early age
and made his first public performances at age seven at local
productions. He was 13 when he made his first recording. Mohamed Abdel
Wahab was a very close friend to compatriot singer Abdel Halim Hafez.
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