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Sheikh Abdul Basit Muhammad Abdus Samad

عبدالباسط مرتل عبدالباسط مرتل

Egyptian Qur’an reciter/Qari; renowned Murattal and Mujawwad reciter; joined Egyptian Radio in 1951 and later served as the first President of Egypt’s Qur’an Reciters’ Union.

Biography
Sheikh Abdul Basit Muhammad Abdus Samad Quran reciter

Sheikh Abdul Basit Muhammad Abdus Samad

Role
Egyptian Qur’an reciter/Qari; renowned Murattal and Mujawwad reciter; joined Egyptian Radio in 1951 and later served as the first President of Egypt’s Qur’an Reciters’ Union.
Place
Armant, Luxor, Egypt; later associated with Cairo, Egypt.
Education
Memorized the Qur’an by age 10; studied Qira’at under Sheikh Muhammad Salim Hamadah.