National anthems of Egypt

The modern Egyptian state historically had five anthems. Salam Affandina (1871–1923) Egypt had its first the national anthem during the reign of Khedive Ismail. It was known as the "Khedive's Special Salute". It was instrumental and had no official lyrics. The national anthem of Egypt was played at the opening of the Suez Canal during Khedive Ismail's reception of the kings of the world. It was adopted as the first national anthem after this visit in 1871. Multiple origins of the melody had been proposed (including Giuseppe Verdi, the author of opera "Aida", Bilady, Bilady, Bilady (1979–present) In 1979, Republican Decree No. 149 was issued amending the national anthem of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the anthem "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" written by Sheikh Younis Al-Qadi (influenced by the words of Mustafa Kamel), composed by Sayed Darwish, and redistributed by the Egyptian musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab. Then, in December 1982, Republican Decree No. 590 was issued, which stipulated in its first article that: ==See also==