| Maryam Nouhy |
Egyptian musician born on 20 February 1909 in Abbasiya district, Cairo. He graduated from the Higher School of Agriculture. He learned oriental and Arabic music at the hands of Ibrahim Al-Qabbani and Sheikh Darwish Al-Hariri. He learned Western music at the Austrian Bergerin Institute. In 1914, he wrote his first oriental composition. He wrote articles about music in the magazines Al-Balagh, Al-Siyasah, and Al-Risala, and for writing those articles he obtained membership in the Board of the Royal Music Institute. He discovered many talents such as Farid Al-Atrash, Asmahan, Riad Al-Sunbati, and Laila Murad. He was the first to propose the establishment of a private radio station for the Holy Quran and the establishment of a radio for music. He worked as a director of music for the Egyptian radio station from its establishment until he retired. He composed the musical scores for several films including Nadia (1969), Fajr (1955), and A Sleepless Man (1948).
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