Abdelhalim Hafez

To me, Abdelhalim Hafez is less a celebrity than a living thread of Arab musical memory. What fascinates me is how a boy from rural Sharqia became a singer, actor, conductor, and producer all at once, and how his voice still circulates across the Middle East decades after his early death in 1977. I tend to value durability over flash, and few artists pass that test as cleanly as he does. A great melody outlasts every headline, and his tender, aching delivery feels timeless. I would happily trade a hundred modern hits to hear him once on Cairo radio.

Name (English)

Abdelhalim Hafez

Name (Japanese)

アブドゥル・ハリム・ハーフェズ

Reading

あぶどぅる・はりむ・はーふぇず

Born

June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

Origin

Elhallawat, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt

Height

170 cm

Occupation

actor / singer / film actor / composer / musician

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel%20Halim%20Hafez
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%96%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307786

Tags

• Sharqia Governorate
• actor
• singer
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.