The great Lebanese artist Najah Salam, the author of the song “Oh the Most Precious Name in Existence, O Egypt,” died on Thursday at the age of 92, according to what her daughter announced on her Facebook account.
Her daughter, Samar Salman Al-Atefi, wrote on the social networking site “Facebook”: “And the journey is over, Orouba… Mama is in God’s arms.”
It is noteworthy that the artist Najah Salam was born in Lebanon in 1931, and became famous for her talent during school concerts. In 1948, her father accompanied her to Cairo, a trip that witnessed her getting to know the greats of art and the giants of singing, including Kawkab Al-Sharq, Umm Kulthum, musician Farid Al-Atrash, his sister, the singer Asmahan, Sheikh Zakaria Ahmed, and others. .
In 1949, she recorded her first songs, “About Ya Ghannam,” and “O Hurt My Heart,” after which she launched her artistic career. One of her most famous patriotic songs is “O, the most precious name in existence, O Egypt.”
