Fayza Ahmed

Syrian-Egyptian singer and actress

Fayza Ahmed
Ahmed in 1959
Born	December 5, 1934 (1934-12-05) Sidon, Lebanon
Died	September 24, 1983(1983-09-24) (aged 48) Cairo, Egypt
Nationality	Syrian, Lebanese
Occupation(s)	Singer and actress
Years active	1934-1983
Children	5

Fayza Ahmed (Egyptian Arabic: فايزه أحمد; December 5, 1934 – September 24, 1983) was a Syrian-Egyptian singer and actress. During her career, she appeared in six films.^[1]

Early life

Fayza Ahmed was born in 1934 in Sidon, Lebanon to a Syrian father and a Lebanese mother.^[2] She had five children and nine grandchildren.

Competition

On singing, Fayza Ahmad emerged at a time when the field was already crowded with formidable competitors. These included;

Najat Al Saghira^[3] (born 1938)
Warda Al-Jazairia (1939–2012),
Sabah (singer) (1927–2014),
Shadia (1931–2017),
Fairuz (born 1934), and others.

Death

Fayza Ahmed died in 1983 in Cairo after suffering from cancer.^[4]

Selected filmography

Tamr Henna (1957) with Naima Akef, Ahmed Ramzy, and Rushdy Abaza.
Ana wa Banati (1961) with Salah Zulfikar, Zaki Rostom, and Zahrat El-Ola.

References

^ "Remembering prominent classic singer Fayza Ahmed". EgyptToday. 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
^ Hibamusic
^ Who is Najat Al Saghira? 2015, Accessed 2015/08/28.
^ "فايزة أحمد أُصيبت بالسرطان وزوجها كاد يرميها من الطابق السادس.. وخلاف مع عبد الحليم حافظ". Elfann News (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-03-30.