Abdel Halim Ali Shabana (Arabic: ??? ?????? ??? ??????), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez (Arabic: ??? ?????? ?????,Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [?æbd el hæli?m h??f?z?]) (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teacher and movie producer.
He is considered to be one of the greatest Egyptian musicians along with Um Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Mohamed Fawzi, and Shadia.
As his popularity grew, he was given the nickname 'el-Andaleeb el-Asmar (Arabic: ???????? ???????), meaning The Dark-Skinned Nightingale.
Author: Unknown - probably dead the photo was first published in Egypt and taken by a government photographer working for the local press Source: Own work License: PD Egypt