Sayed Darwish

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Sayed Darwish (Arabic:سيد درويش) was an Egyptian singer and composer who was considered the father of Egyptian popular music. He was born in Alexandria on March 17, 1892. He put the music to the Egyptian national anthem, the words of which were adapted from a famous speech by Mustafa Kamel.

Darwish died in Alexandria on September 10, 1923 aged 31 years old.

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