Mohammed Flayfel

{{Short description|Lebanese composer of the Iraqi and Syrian anthems (1899–1986)}}

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| birth_name = Mohammed Salim Flayfel

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| birth_place = Beirut, Ottoman Empire

| origin = Lebanese

| death_date = {{death year and age|1986|1899}}

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| genre = Arabic music

| occupation = Composer, musician

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Mohammed Flayfel (1899–1986; {{Langx|ar|محمد فليفل}}) was a Lebanese composer and musician.

Born in 1899 in the Ashrafiyeh neighborhood of Beirut, some of his notable compositions include "Mawtini" (the national anthem of Iraq and former national anthem of Palestine until 1996){{Cite web|title='Mawtini' (My Homeland)|url=https://www.palestinianhistorytapestry.org/tapestry/0444-mawtini-my-homeland/|access-date=2020-09-21|website=PALESTINIAN HISTORY TAPESTRY|language=en-GB}} and Suriyah Ya, Dat al-Majdi (the anthem of the short-lived Arab Kingdom of Syria). His "Humat ad-Diyar" was selected in a 1938 competition as the national anthem of Syria. He also worked on several other patriotic songs, occasionally in collaboration with his brother, Ahmad Salim Flayfel.{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/print_2218.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209162621/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/print_2218.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 December 2011|title=FIELD LISTING :: NATIONAL ANTHEM|publisher=CIA|website=www.cia.gov}}

Mohammed Flayfel is also credited for discovering the talents of a young Fairuz when she participated in a radio talent show{{cite web|url=http://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/fairuz|title=Fairuz|date=29 August 2000|website=www.albawaba.com}} and he advised her to enroll in the Lebanese Conservatory.{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/fairuz-the-voice-of-lebanon|title=Fairuz: the voice of Lebanon|publisher=The National (Abu Dhabi)}} {{Cite web|date=2019-11-21|title=Happy Birthday Fairouz! Here Are 7 Facts About the Legendary Singer|url=https://en.vogue.me/culture/fairouz-facts-singer-birthday/|access-date=2020-09-21|website=Vogue Arabia|language=en-GB}}

He died in 1986.