Ali Ismael ( ar, علي إسماعيل‎, December 28, 1922 – June 16, 1974) was an

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

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musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

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composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

, he is famous for his Egyptian patriotic songs especially his mega-hit "Rayheen Fe Edina Selah". He also wrote the music for '' Fida'i'', a song with lyrics by

Said Al Muzayin Said Al Muzayin (1935 – 29 March 1991) (Arabic: سعيد المزين) was a prominent Palestinian poet who wrote the lyrics of the Palestinian national anthem.Bishara, A. (2022). Crossing a Line: Laws, Violence, and Roadblocks to Palestinian ...

that in 1996 was made the Palestinian National Anthem by the PLO. His compositions are used in over 350 Egyptian movies; he died in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

. See the documentary film
Ali Ismael: Egypt’s Musical Maestro

Regional work

Ali is also the composer of the Palestinian national anthem. Egyptian composers Egyptian musicians 1922 births 1974 deaths 20th-century composers National anthem writers {{Composer-stub