Mohammed Abdel Wahab

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Mohammed Abdel Wahab ON ORE OME
Mohammed Abd el-Wahhab with a cümbüş (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
Instrument(s)	Vocals oud
Years active	1917–1991
Labels	Mazzika
Website	www.abdel-wahab.com

Mohamed Abdel Wahab (Arabic: محمد عبد الوهاب), also transliterated Mohamed Abd El-Wahhab, 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 tam El-Hanna" (O Egypt, happiness is here), "Hay Ala El-Falah" (The call of duty), "El Watan El Akbar" (The Greatest Homeland), "Masr Nadetna falbena El-nedaa" (Egypt Called us and we Have Answered), "Oulo le Masr" (Tell Egypt), "Hob El-watan Fard Alyi" (Patriotism is my Obligation), "Sout El-Gamaheer" (Voice of the Masses), "Ya Nessmet El-Horria" (O The Breeze of Freedom), "Sawae'd men Beladi" (Compatriot Hands).

He also composed the national anthem of Libya which was adopted from 1951 to 1969 and again since 2011.^[1][2]