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Truth Behind Ehab Tawfik Running for Parliament


Mon 28 Sep 2020 | 10:50 AM
Yara Sameh

Egyptian singer Ehab Tawfik denied Sunday reports that he will run for the parliamentary elections.

Tawfik noted in a lengthy Instagram post that reports that circulated on social media and in the news outlets about him running in the elections, were half true.

He revealed that he could not complete all the necessary papers, due to the lake of time, as Saturday, September 26, was the deadline for electoral committees to receive candidacy papers from applicants.

Concerning the photos that were circulated, Tawfik stated that he considers the person who photographed him was nothing but a thief, as they led to the publishing of news that was partially true and without his consent, despite asking not to be photographed more than once.

The singer also thanked all the people who sent contacted and encouraged him to take this step.

It is worth mentioning that Tawfik, born on January 7, 1966, is one of the top singers in Egypt and the Arab world.

He learned how to play the lute as a child, and his love for music started when he was nine years old.

Tawfik’s first single, “Dany”, was released in 1989, while his first album “Ekminny” was released in 1990.

In 1995, he received his master’s degree for his thesis, “The Egyptian Song in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century”.

Also, Tawfik worked toward his Doctorate in Music and Arabic Singing, completed in April 2002. The doctorate was entitled "The Methods of Performing Arabic Singing in Egypt during the second half of the last century."

In 2007, the singer received critical acclaim for his song “Except the Prophet of Allah”, which released in response to the Danish cartoons that negatively depicted the Prophet.

Tawfik hit songs also include “Habibi” (“My Darling”), “Sahrany” (“She Enchanted Me”), “Tetraga Feya” (“Begging Me”), “Hobbak Aliminni” (“Your Love Taught Me”), and Allah Alek Ya Seede have all been popular in Arabic speaking countries.

He has two children, Ahmed, and Mahmoud with his wife Nada.