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Egyptian musician and composer
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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.

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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