Egyptian singer and composer born in 1928. He was passionate about music since childhood and tried to persuade his father to let him study music to no avail. He managed to move from Sharqia to Cairo to pursue his career when he was older. He sang many songs for his country and married singer Aida El Shaer and had one daughter, Randa. Together, they founded their production company "Randaphone". He appeared in Angel and Devil (1960), and Antar: The Black Prince (1961).