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Mohammed Abdel Wahab

1901 - 1991

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Mohamed Abdel Wahab (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 Arab nationalist and revolutionary songs like "Ya Masr Tamm Elhana" (O Egypt, happiness is here), "Hayy Ala Elfalah" (The call of duty), "Elwatan Elakbar" (The Greater Homeland), "El Geal El Saed" (The rising generation), "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), and "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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammed Abdel Wahab is the 289th most popular singer (down from 224th in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 216th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Egyptian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mohammed Abdel Wahab ranks 289 out of 4,381. Before him are Jacqueline Boyer, Elis Regina, Marie-Louise O'Murphy, Morten Harket, Muslim Magomayev, and Kim Carnes. After him are Christa Ludwig, Connie Francis, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Peng Liyuan, André Claveau, and Travis Scott.

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Among people born in 1901, Mohammed Abdel Wahab ranks 73. Before him are Tage Erlander, Alice Prin, Itzhak Stern, Charles Brenton Huggins, Souvanna Phouma, and Hans Kammler. After him are Barbara Cartland, Arthur Samuel, Zhang Xueliang, Vasili Kuznetsov, Milada Horáková, and Rudolf Caracciola. Among people deceased in 1991, Mohammed Abdel Wahab ranks 49. Before him are Leo Fender, Alfonso García Robles, Richard Stone, George Stigler, Tony Richardson, and Ivan Kozhedub. After him are Daigoro Kondo, Jean Arthur, Gene Tierney, James Irwin, Lee Remick, and Princess Ileana of Romania.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Mohammed Abdel Wahab ranks 234 out of 642. Before him are Peter III of Alexandria (500), Ahmes (-1680), Al-Musta'li (1076), Peire de Montagut (1200), Herihor (-1200), and Amenhotep, son of Hapu (-1420). After him are Sufi Abu Taleb (1925), Saad Zaghloul (1858), Ahmose (-1504), Osorkon I (-1000), Robert II, Count of Artois (1250), and Ibn Yunus (950).

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Among SINGERS In Egypt

Among singers born in Egypt, Mohammed Abdel Wahab ranks 6. Before him are Dalida (1933), Umm Kulthum (1898), Demis Roussos (1946), Georges Moustaki (1934), and Claude François (1939). After him are Amr Diab (1961), Leila Mourad (1918), Sayed Darwish (1892), Gohar Gasparyan (1924), Guy Béart (1930), and Richard Anthony (1938).

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