Education
He studied in Moscow with the Russian violinist and conductor David Oistrakh and received a Doctor of Philosophy in music there in 1968.
He studied in Moscow with the Russian violinist and conductor David Oistrakh and received a Doctor of Philosophy in music there in 1968.
He began his career as a violinist for the orchestra of the Cairo Opera House and later lived in Jordan. He is best known for his Yarmouk Symphony, and for his three-act opera The Death of Cleopatra, which is based on the epic poem by Ahmed Shawqi.