Hassan Abo El Suood

Hassan Abo El Suood was an Egyptian musician and composer. He was born in the city of El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Gharbia Governorate, on April 2, 1948, to a father who works as a clarinet player, then head of Radio Libya. In 1970, he graduated from the Faculty of Commerce of Cairo University. He began his career as an accordion player in the Salah Salah (صلاح عرام) band, but he left the band to travel to Japan with Reda (رضا) band. There, he studied music at the hands of a Japanese teacher. He graduated in trade union work, until he became captain of musicians in 2004. Hassan Abo El-Suood died in Cairo on April 17, 2007.