Om Kalsoum

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Om Kalsoum

AKA Fatma Ebrahim Elbeltagi

Born: 4-Apr-1904
Birthplace: Tammy al-Zahayrah, Egypt
Died: 3-Feb-1975
Location of death: Cairo, Egypt
Cause of death: Kidney failure [1]

Gender: Female
Religion: Sunni Muslim
Race or Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Occupation: Singer

Nationality: Egypt
Executive summary: Star of the East

One of the most popular Arabic singers of the twentieth century.

[1] Nephritis.

Father: al-Shaykh Ibrahim al-Sayyid al-Baltaji (imam, d. 1932)
Mother: Fatma al-Maliji (d. 1947)
Sister: Sayyida
Brother: Khalid

Egyptian Medal of Honor 1964

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