Mohammed Abdel Wahab

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Mohammed Abdel Wahab ON ORE OME
Mehammad Abdelwahab with a mandolin
Background information
Born	(1898-03-13)March 13, 1898 Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt
Origin	Egypt
Died	May 4, 1991(1991-05-04) (aged 93) Cairo, Egypt
Genres	Egyptian music
Occupation(s)	Singer composer actor
Instruments	Vocals oud
Years active	1917–1991
Labels	Mazzika
Website	www.abdel-wahab.com

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]