Baligh Hamdi

Baligh Hamdi
بليغ حمدي
Baligh Hamdi ca. 1970
Background information
Born(1931-10-07)7 October 1931
OriginCairo, Egypt
Died12 September 1993(1993-09-12) (aged 61)
Cairo, Egypt
OccupationComposer

Baligh Hamdi (Arabic: بليغ حمدي [bæˈliːɣ ˈħæmdi]; 7 October 1931 12 September 1993) was an Egyptian composer who created and composed many hit songs for several singers in the Arab world, especially during the 1960s and 1970s. He composed Warda's most famous songs, and the two got married for a long period.