Mounira El Mahdeya
Monira Elmahdiyya | |
|---|---|
Mounira El Mahdeya in the 1910s | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Zakiyya Hesin Mansur |
| Also known as | Soltanet Eltarab (= Queen of Singing) |
| Born | 1885 Al Mahdeya, Hehia, Egypt |
| Died | March 12, 1965 (aged 80) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation(s) | Singer and actress |
| Years active | 1906–1965 |
Monira Elmahdiyya (born Zakiyya Hesin Mansur, Arabic: منيرة المهدية) also known by the nicknames "Soltanet Eltarab" (= Queen of Singing), was an Egyptian singer and actress. She was considered to be the leading Egyptian singer in the 1920s.