Sayed Mekawy

Composer

Birthday May 8, 1927

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Egypt

DEATH DATE Apr 21, 1997 (69)

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About

Egyptian singer and composer who was prominent from the 1950s into the 1970s.

Before Fame

He rose to popularity announcing the pre-dawn meals over the radio during Ramadan as the personality al-Missaharati.

Trivia

He wrote the music for the opera The Big Night.

Family Life

He was raised in the Sayeda Zeinab district of Al-Nasriya in a poor family.

Associated With

His career peaked around the same time as that of Egyptian actor Omar Sharif.