2022/07/10
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After a long illness journey experienced by the late artist Abdel Halim Hafez, he returned from London carried on his shoulders in 1977.
At that time, his body arrived at Cairo airport at three in the morning, on an Egyptian plane.
On board were Mrs. Nahla Al-Qudsi, lawyer Magdy Al-Amrousy, Abdel Halim Alia Shabana’s sister, and her cousin Shehata.
The body was received at the airport by two brothers, Nightingale Ismail and Muhammad Shabana, and a large number of artists, led by Baligh Hamdi.
As well as Sayed Ismail, Hussein Kamal, as well as Mr. Mohammed Al-Bassam, the media attaché at the Saudi Embassy.
The body of the late was scheduled to be transferred to Maadi Hospital, and from there in the morning to Omar Makram Mosque.
But this measure was shortened, as Sheikh Al-Shaarawy, the Minister of Endowments at the time, ordered the mosque to be opened all night long to lay the body in it.
Special arrangements were made for the funeral of Abdel Halim to his final resting place.
And at exactly eleven o’clock, some artists carried the coffin of the deceased from inside the mosque after praying for him
Then he was put in a green convertible car, covered with flowers from its sides, while a picture of Abdel Halim was raised on top.
It was one of the first movies like it to the cinema, which is “The Melody of Loyalty.” The coffin was wrapped in silver silk and wrapped in the Egyptian flag.
security strictures
Within an intense security department, the funeral of al-Tarab went step by step from the Omar Makram Mosque, to Tahrir Square, to the Sharkas Mosque.
The human waves were trying to penetrate the circle to reach the coffin, but all attempts were met with deterrence.
In this circle, the funeral procession continued in the designated streets, amid the sounds of women’s wailing and the nervous emotions of hundreds of thousands of young men.
At the forefront of the mourners was Mr. Ezz El-Din Jalal, a deputy for President Anwar El-Sadat.
and Mr. Mamdouh Salem, Prime Minister and Ministers, in addition to a large number of Arab ambassadors.
Immediately behind the ministers were a number of artists whose voices were mixed with sobs of crying, including Baligh Hamdi, Muhammad Al-Mouji, and Muhammad Sultan.
And also the director Hussein Kamal, Hassan Al-Imam, and the lawyer of the deceased, Magdi Al-Amrousy.
As for the musician, Muhammad Abd al-Wahhab, he failed to walk behind the coffin by order of the doctors because of the shock he suffered upon hearing the news.
And Nadia Lotfi was the only artist who participated in the funeral, despite the request of the deceased’s family that the artists not participate, so as not to be subjected to crowds of fans during the funeral procession.
In front of the Sharkas Mosque, the green car set off with Abdel Halim’s coffin to the orchards area, after he bid farewell to the tears of millions.
Abdel Halim was buried in a cemetery he bought his land 17 years before his death and did not approve of its construction until 45 days before his death.