Ibrāhīm Nāgī

ابراهيم ناجي

Born
1898
Cairo
Died
1953
Cairo, Egypt
Roles
Poet / lyricist
Ibrāhīm Nāgī

Biography

Ibrahim Nagi was an Egyptian poet and physician born in Cairo.

He combined medical work with poetry and translation from English and French. He was Abu Shadi’s deputy in the Apollo group. Umm Kulthum sang passages from Al-Atlal; Nagat Ali also sang verses from it as Wada, composed by Muhammad Fawzi.

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