Mohammed Flayfel (1899–1986; ) was a Lebanese composer and musician. Born in 1899 in the Ashrafiyeh neighborhood of Beirut, some of his notable compositions include "

Mawtini "" ( ; ) is an Arabic national poem by the Palestinian poet Ibrahim Tuqan, composed by the Lebanese musician Mohammed Flayfel in 1934, and is a popular patriotic song among the Arab people, and the official national anthem of Iraq. Mawtini w ...

" (the national anthem of

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and former national anthem of Palestine until 1996) and Suriyah Ya, Dat al-Majdi (the anthem of the short-lived

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). His " Humat ad-Diyar" was selected in a 1938 competition as the national anthem of Syria. He also worked on several other patriotic songs, occasionally in collaboration with his brother, Ahmad Salim Flayfel. Mohammed Flayfel is also credited for discovering the talents of a young

Fairuz Nouhad Wadie Haddad (, ; born November 20, 1934 or November 21, 1935), known as Fairuz (, ), is a Lebanese singer. She is widely considered an iconic vocalist and one of the most celebrated singers in the history of the Arab world. She is pop ...

when she participated in a radio talent show and he advised her to enroll in the Lebanese Conservatory. He died in 1986.

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1899 births Lebanese composers 1986 deaths National anthem writers {{Asia-musician-stub