As_Salam_al_Amiri

As-Salam al-Amiri

As-Salam al-Amiri

National anthem of Qatar

"as-Salām al-ʾAmīrī" (Arabic: السلام الأميري, lit. 'Peace to the Amir') is the national anthem of Qatar, written by al-Shaykh Mubārak bin Sayf al-Thānī and composed by ʿAbdulʿazīz Nāṣṣir al-ʿUbaydān al-Fakhrū.[2]

Quick Facts English: "Peace to the Emir", Lyrics ...

This was also the title of the Kuwaiti national anthem from 1951 to 1978.

History and use

The anthem was adopted on 7 December 1996 upon the accession of Shaykh Ḥamad bin Khalīfa al-Thānī to the throne.[3] It was first used at a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting held in Qatar in December of that year.[4]

In 2015, Shaykh Mubārak bin Sayf al-Thānī presented the first written draft of the anthem to the Qatar National Museum, where it will be put on display.[5]

Lyrics

More information Arabic script, MSA Romanization ...

Notes

  1. See Help:IPA/Arabic and Qatari Arabic.

References

  1. [1]
    "Home". abdulaziznaser.com.
  2. [2]
    "National Anthem of Qatar". Royal Thai Embassy, Doha Qatar.
  3. [3]
    "Group of 77 and China Second South Summit: Information manual" (PDF). g77.org. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. [4]
    The CIA World Factbook 2012. Central Intelligence Agency. 2012. ISBN 9781616083328.
  5. [5]
    "Poet's donation shines spotlight on origins of Qatar's national anthem". Doha News. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  6. [6]
    "Qatar National Anthem". Qatar National Library. Archived from the original on 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  7. [7]
    "English Translation of National Anthem of Qatar". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar. Archived from the original on 2006-12-06.
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