Fayza Ahmed

Fayza Ahmed (Arabic: فايزة أحمد; 5 December 1934 – 24 September 1983) was a Lebanese-Egyptian singer and actress of Syrian descent.

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

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]

Competition

In singing, Ahmed 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)

Personal life

She had five children and nine grandchildren.^{[citation needed]}

Death

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