Mohammed Abdelwahab , also transliterated Mohammed Abd el-Wahaab or Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1907 - May, 1991) was a prominent 20th century Egyptian singer and composer. Born in Cairo, Egypt, Abdelwahab played oud before the Prince of Poets, Ahmed Shawqi. Abdelwahab acted in several movies. He composed 10 songs for Omm Kalthum (أم كلثوم). He was the first Egyptian singer to move from silent-era acting and move to singing. He died in 1991, and is still considered one of the four greats of Arabic music, along with Umm Kalthoum, Farid Al Attrach and Abdel Halim Hafez.