Farid Fahd Farhan Ismail al-Atrash (abt. 1910 - 1974)

Born about 19 Oct 1910 in al-Qurayya, Syria, Ottoman Empire

Died 26 Dec 1974 at about age 64 in Beirut, Lebanon

Biography

Farid Fahd Farhan Ismail al-Atrash was born about 1910 in al-Qurayya, then part of the Ottoman Empire, now in southern Syria, possibly 19 Oct 1910. His parents were Fahd al-Atrash and 'Alia al-Mundhir.^[1]

At age three, Farid fled with his mother and siblings from Syria to Egypt, due to the fighting with the French. Later he became a naturalized Egyptian citizen.^[1]

He studied at Egypt's music conservatory and became an apprentice of the famous Egyptian composer Riad al-Sunbati. In the 1930s, he began his professional singing career by working for Egyptian radio stations. Over his four-decade music career, he was a highly regarded composer, singer, instrumentalist and actor.^[1]

Although he came close to marrying on two known occasions, he was not formally married and did not have any children.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Wikipedia (English): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farid_al-Atrash