Abdulfattah Owainat (; born in

Kuwait City Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate, ...

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

as Abdul Fattah Abdullah Mohammad Owainat in March 1972) is a

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

singer and songwriter best known for his songs on Palestinian Human Rights and their Right of Return as well as various recent uprisings in the

Arab World The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, refers to a vast group of countries, mainly located in Western A ...

Career

Abdulfattah Owainat, sometimes Abed el Fattah studied Islamic Law and Principles in Zarqa Private University, Jordan. He debuted on the professional music scene at an early age, as one of the founders and original members of "Al-Rawabi" band (in

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

فرقة الروابي meaning the Hills), and began a solo career in 1987 while still an active member of the band as a vocalist, lyricist, musical composer and (formerly) artistic director.Inshad.com Abdulfattah Owainat biography
(in Arabic) He worked in several media productions companies including Al-Amal for Media Services (in

الأمل meaning Hope), Taif for Media Productions, and currently working as part of New Sound for Media Productions team as a production manager and supervisor. He has participated in many concerts around the world including the

(Kuwait, KSA, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Algeria) as well as Turkey, Sweden, Italy, United Kingdom, Russia, Ukraine, France, Switzerland, Germany, and Canada and is considered one of the well-known artists especially in the Arab World. He also took part in the collaborative song "Hayat lil Alam"(Life for the World) alongside a number of well-known Singers from the Middle East & Gulf Area.بسملة تطلق أوبريت "حياة للعالم" من مهرجان "حياة اف ام" الرابع
(in Arabic) He was also a presenter on a program dedicated to other Muslim Artists and the Muslim Media on

Al-Resalah Satellite TV Al-Resalah ( ar, قناة الرسالة; ''The Message'') is an Arabic language satellite television channel "to present true Islam". It is funded by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, recorded in all over the United Arab Emirates to Mo ...

Awards

*In 2003, won golden award for "Best song" for writing the music for "Amshi w droubi nar" sung by Meys Shalash at the 9th Cairo Festival for Radio and Television *In 2008, won the youth prize for service of Islamic work for his performances in an event organized by Islamic Art Association in Bahrain.

Private life

Kuwait-born Abdul Fattah Owainat is originally from

Qalqilya Qalqilya or Qalqiliya ( ar, قلقيلية, Qalqīlyaḧ) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank which serves as the administrative center of the Qalqilya Governorate of the State of Palestine. In the 2007 census, the city had a population of 41, ...

in the city of

Tulkarm Tulkarm, Tulkarem or Tull Keram ( ar, طولكرم, ''Ṭūlkarm'') is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located in the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine. The Israeli city of Netanya is to the west, and the Palestinian cities of N ...

Palestine __NOTOC__ Palestine may refer to: * State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia * Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia * Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...

. He is married and has 4 children and currently resides in

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

Discography

;with Al-Rawabi He made many recording with "Al-Rawabi" band including: * "سلسلة الروابي الجهادي" * "سلسلة الروابي الأفراح" * "لحن الغربة" *"رغم الحصار" *"فرحة عُمُر" *"سلام عليك" *مسرحية "لوحات مقدسية" *"زيتونة الأنبياء" *"تحية وطن" *"صقر الكتائب" *"عياش والوطن" *"أطيار السنونو" *"نشيد الغضب" *"صوت الحرية" *"أسطورة جنين" *"خنساء فلسطين" *"عهد ووفاء" *"غربة وطن" *"لا تدمعي غزة" *"أفراح يا ليلة" *"أفراح يوم نجاحو" *ألبوم "طالت ليالينا" ;Solo albums *Ya Msafer Oud (يا مسافر عود) *Han el Watan (حن الوطن) *Ahibboul Kheir (أحب الخير)

References

External links