Yasin al-Tuhami

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ياسين التهامي

1948-12-06/1949-12-06

Asyut

Egyptian munshid from Upper Egypt (born 1948 or 1949) at al-Hawatka in Asyut, who studied at the Azhari institutes until 1970 and is one of Egypt's best-known religious singers; his March 2024 concert at the Cairo Opera House sold out.

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munshid · singer
Region
Egypt & Nile
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    Summary

    Yasin al-Tuhami is an Egyptian munshid and singer from Upper Egypt, one of the best-known voices of religious song in Egypt. 1 2

    Early life

    He was born on 6 December at al-Hawatka in the Manfalut district of Asyut; the article's text gives 1948, its infobox and Wikidata 1949. Raised in a religious household, he was sent by his father to the Azhari institutes and reached the second year of Azhari secondary school in 1970, when he left his studies for personal reasons. 1 2

    Today

    The article, citing Youm7, reports a concert he opened at the Cairo Opera House on 28 March 2024 under a 'sold out' banner. 1

    Footprint

    Wikidata listed an article on him in Arabic Wikipedia only on 6 November 2026, a stub in need of expansion. 2

    References

    • Arabic Wikipedia article, revision of 31 January 2026. 1

    • Wikidata item Q12251554. 2

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    Asyut

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    Sources

    1. Yasin al-Tuhami — Arabic Wikipedia
    2. Yasin al-Tuhami — Wikidata Q12251554
    Cite this page

    islam.museum contributors. “Yasin al-Tuhami”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/yasin-al-tuhami/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-07.

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