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Mohamed Abdel Wahab
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Born
March 13
,
1901
·
Cairo, Egypt
Died
May 3
,
1991
·
Cairo, Egypt
(heart failure)
Mini Bio
Mohamed Abdel Wahab was born on March 13, 1901 in Cairo, Egypt. He was a composer and actor, known for
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
,
Mamnou'a el hub (1942)
and
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
. He was married to Nahla Al Qudsi and Iqbal. He died on May 3, 1991 in Cairo, Egypt.
Family
Spouses
Nahla Al Qudsi
(1958 - May 3, 1991) (his death)
Iqbal
(1944 - 1957) (divorced, 5 children)
?
(1933 - 1943) (divorced)
Trivia
Gifted composer and musician who was considered to be the Beethoven of the Arab world.
Composed Egypt's national anthem.
Abdel Halim Hafez
was one of his close friends.
In 1924 he was taken under the wing of Ahmed Shawky, then known as the Prince of Poets.
For his orchestration of the Egyptian national anthem,
Anwar Sadat
awarded him the rank of general.
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