Ali Ismael

Ali Ismael (Arabic: علي إسماعيل‎, December 28, 1922 – June 16, 1974) was an Egyptian musician and composer, 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 that in 1996 was made the Palestinian National Anthem by the PLO.[1][2]

His compositions are used in over 350 Egyptian movies; he died in Cairo. See the documentary film, Ali Ismael: Egypt’s Musical Maestro.

Regional work

Ali is also the composer of the Palestinian national anthem.

  1. ↑ Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Palestinian National Anthem". Archived from the original on February 5, 2009.
  2. ↑ Kindekens, A. (2020). Akoestische Dominantie En Haar Artistieke Transformatie Door Palestijnse Muzikanten [Acoustic Domination And Its Artistic Transformation By Palestinian Musicians] (PDF). Ghent University (Thesis).


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