Mohamed Fawzi

Mohamed Fawzi (1918–1966)

Singer, Composer, and Egyptian Actor

📌 Personal Information:

Full Name: Mohamed Fawzi Abdel Aal

Date of Birth: August 15, 1918

Place of Birth: Kafr Abu Gendy, Qutur, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

Date of Death: October 20, 1966 (aged 48)

Place of Death: Cairo, Egypt

Cause of Death: Bone Cancer

Nationality: 🇪🇬 Egyptian

Native Language: Egyptian Arabic

🎭 Artistic Fields:

Singing 🎤

Composing 🎼

Acting 🎬

Film Production 🎥

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family:

Siblings:

Actress Hoda Sultan

Actress Hind Allam

Spouses:

Hedaya (Children: Nabil, Samir, Mounir)

Madiha Yousri (Children: Amr – they lost two children)

Karima (Children: Iman)

📖 Biography:

Grew up in Kafr Abu Gendy, Gharbia, as one of 25 siblings.

Loved music and singing from childhood, inspired by Mohamed Abdel Wahab and Umm Kulthum.

Studied at the Fuad I Institute of Music but left to work in musical bands and nightclubs.

Started his artistic career as a singer and composer in theater, later entering cinema with his debut film Saif El-Jallad (1944).

Founded Misrphon, the first Egyptian record company in the Middle East.

Composed the Algerian national anthem Kassaman, written by Moufdi Zakaria.

🎵 Notable Songs:

Romantic Songs:

Habibi w Einayeh

Shahat El-Gharam

Tamalli Fi Albi

Wahshouna El-Habayeb

Mal El Qamar Malo

Children’s Songs:

Mama Zamanha Gaya

Dhahab El-Lail Tala’a El-Fajr

Patriotic Songs:

Baladi Ahabatak Ya Baladi

Occasion Songs:

Hato El-Fawanis Ya Walad (Ramadan)

Enti Ya Omi (Mother’s Day)

Internationally Famous Song:

Ya Mustapha (Became an international hit and was adapted into many foreign versions)

🎬 Notable Films:

Saif El-Jallad (1944)

As’hab El-Sa’ada (1946)

El-Aql Fi Ejaza (1947)

El-Rouh Wal-Gasad (1948)

Fatma, Marika, and Rachel (1949)

El-Zawga El-Sabe’a (1950)

Nehayat Qessa (1951)

Ward El-Gharam (1951)

Ya Halawa El-Hob (1952)

Banat Hawa (1954)

Mo’jizat El-Sama (1956)

Leila Bent El-Shate’ (1959)

📉 Illness and Death:

After his company Misrphon was nationalized in the early 1960s, he suffered severe depression that impacted his health.

Diagnosed with a rare disease (Retroperitoneal Fibrosis), later referred to as “Fawzi’s Disease”.

His weight dropped to 36 kg, and he passed away on October 20, 1966.

🎖 Legacy and Influence:

Left a significant mark on Egyptian music and cinema.

Considered a pioneer of musical films and children’s songs.

His songs remain popular today, especially his children’s and occasion songs.

He is immortalized in Algerian history for composing their national anthem.

Mohamed Fawzi... A man who lived for joy but left too soon. His voice remains alive in the hearts of his fans.