Ali Ismael

{{Short description|Egyptian musician and composer}}

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Ali Ismael ({{langx|ar|علي إسماعيل‎}}, December 28, 1922 – June 16, 1974) was an Egyptian musician and composer, he is famous for his Egyptian patriotic songs especially his mega-hit "Rayheen Fe Edina Selah". He also wrote the music for Fida'i, a song with lyrics by Said Al Muzayin that in 1996 was made the Palestinian National Anthem by the PLO.{{cite web |author=Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs |title=Palestinian National Anthem |url=http://www.mofa.gov.ps/arabic/Palestine/anthem.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205020442/http://www.mofa.gov.ps/arabic/Palestine/anthem.php |archive-date=February 5, 2009}}{{cite thesis |last=Kindekens |first=A. |date=2020 |title=Akoestische Dominantie En Haar Artistieke Transformatie Door Palestijnse Muzikanten |trans-title=Acoustic Domination And Its Artistic Transformation By Palestinian Musicians |work=Ghent University |url=https://libstore.ugent.be/fulltxt/RUG01/002/864/193/RUG01-002864193_2020_0001_AC.pdf}}

His compositions are used in over 350 Egyptian movies; he died in Cairo. See the documentary film, [https://www.aljazeera.com/program/episode/2020/5/28/ali-ismael-egypts-musical-maestro/ Ali Ismael: Egypt’s Musical Maestro].