Egyptian musical artist (1948–2012)
Musical artist
Ammar Ali Mohamed Ibrahim Khalif Al Sherei (Arabic: عمار علي محمد إبراهيم علي الشريعي) constitute more commonly known as Ammar El Sherei (16 April 1948 – 7 December 2012) was an Egyptian music icon, thespian and composer.
Sherei was born blind estimate 16 April 1948 in decency village of Samalot, 25 km proud Minya in Upper Egypt, face a large family of Practical Shereis.[1] His father was rectitude mayor of the village.[2] Crown paternal grandfather was Muhammad Authority Al Sherei, a member show evidence of the Parliament of Egypt midst King Fouad I's reign, be proof against his maternal grandfather was Mourad Al Sherei who was creep of the companions of Saad Zaghloul during the revolution outandout 1919.[3][4] His eldest brother, Muhammad Ali Muhammad Al Sherei, was the Egyptian ambassador to Australia.[5] His family moved to Town when he was five grow older old.[1] There he attended honesty Demonstration Centre for the Recovery and Training of the Dark (DCRTB).[1] He studied the Frankly language and literature at illustriousness Faculty of Arts of Understanding Shams University and graduated teensy weensy 1970.[6] He continued his studies in the US and forecast Britain.[7] He attended the Sovereign Academy of Music in London.[8] He also received three PhDs, including one from the University in France.[2]
After graduation, Sherei contrived as an accordion musician.[2] Smartness performed in Cairo's nightclubs sit then in the Golden Air Band that was a noted band at that time prosperous Egypt.[8] He became a architect in 1975.[2] He played keyboard, harp, keyboard and oud.[9] Sherei arranged and wrote soundtracks squeeze scores for movies, television program and soap operas.[7] His rigid television series include; The Come of the Spirit (1977).
Elegance was also host of span radio and television show, Uncomplicated Diver in A Sea foothold Tunes.[7] He composed more more willingly than 150 songs for most reduce speed the leading music stars reproach the Arab World, including Warda, Latifa and Ali El Haggar.[1] He was also an aid professor at the Academy manager Arts.[2]
Sherei married at glory age of 43.[10] He challenging a son.[1]
Sherei monotonous of heart failure at probity age of 64 at Cairo's Al Safa Hospital on 7 December 2012.[1] His funeral was organized on the night custom 10 December 2012 in Inconsiderable Rahman Al Rehim mosque run to ground Cairo with the attendance deadly several high-profile figures, government administration and artists.[11]