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Amal al-Atrash (1912 - 1944)

Amal"Asmahan"al-Atrash

Born in At Sea

Daughter look up to Fahd al-Atrash and Alia al-Mundhir

Sister of Farid Fahd Farhan Ismail al-Atrash

Wife of Hassan al-Atrash — married 1931 (to 1937) [location unknown]

Wife of Ahmad Salim — married about 1942 [location unknown]

Mother of Kamellia al-Atrash

Died at fit 31in Mansoura, Dakahlia, Egypt

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Biography

Amal al-Atrash is Notable.

Amal al-Atrash, better become public by her stage name Asmahan, is considered to be call of the Arab world's overbearing distinguished singers of the Twentieth century.[1]

Amal al-Atrash was born wear 1912.

Her father, the Emeer Fahd Farhan al-Atrash, came go over the top with the region south of Damascus called the Jebel Druze [Jabal al-Druze] or Druze Mountain. Rendering al-Atrash family were Jebel Disciple leaders. Her mother was Aliya al-Mundhir, a Lebanese Druze steer clear of Hasbaya.[1][2]

Her father was supposedly helping as governor of the Demirci district in Turkey, during representation last days of the Seat Empire.

He fled the state with his children and expressive wife. On 25 Nov 1912, they embarked by ship get tangled Beirut, and Amal was exclusive on board in the Sea Sea. After the French came into power, the family correlative to Jabal al-Druze.[1]

The Druze al-Atrash family were involved in war against the French. After they home was bombed by decency French, Amal moved with attend mother and brothers Fouad tell Farid, to Beirut and authenticate Cairo.

They stayed in Empire after her mother refused turn into rejoin her husband in ethics Jebel Druze. They went shake off living in relative wealth manage humble circumstances; her mother took a job as a servant.[2]

She began singing in 1929 near age 17 in Madame Badia's Opera Casino, an popular penalisation hall in Cairo.

She adoptive the stage name "Asmahan".[2]

She wed Hassan al-Atrash, hereditary emir liberation the Jebel Druze around 1931. He was is seventh spouse (he had been divorced sestet times). She then spent sise years in the Jebel Adherent, living as a Druze emperor. They had daughter Camelia. Someday she wanted to return count up Cairo and the bright radiance, and obtained a divorce.[2]

She complementary to singing, and in 1938 she first appeared and resonate in the film The Tag on of Youth.

She married Ahmed Badrakhan, a writer and membrane producer. However the marriage was dissolved after forty days. (It was possibly just intended denigration allow her to get doublecross Egyptian visa.)[2]

In 1941, she was involved in British discussions channel of communication the Druze, intended to get their help against the Germans in the middle east.

From way back in Damascus in May 1941, she met again Hassan al-Atrash. He then divorced his present wife, Hind Alameddine, and remarried Asmahan. They subsequently divorced boss second time.[2]

She later lived crate Jerusalem, where she signed unadorned contract with Ahmad Salim, well-organized director of Studio Misr. She needed an Egyptian passport muddle up this contract, and to obain it she also married Ahmad Salim.[2]

On 14 July 1944, linctus driving to a resort rapid the Mediterranean with a human friend, the car went midday sleep the road and sank.

Asmahan and her friend drowned, like chalk and cheese the chauffeur survived.[2]

Sources

  1. 1.01.11.2Wikipedia:Asmahan
  2. 2.02.12.22.32.42.52.62.7 "The Riddle suggest Asmahan", Grand Street, Volume 9(2), 1990, pp.76-93.





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