It was officially adopted in 1979, and was redistributed by the Egyptian musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab at the direction of the President Anwar El-Sadat.

[5] While used internationally, the melody without words did not become popular inside Egypt, and multiple attempts were made to rectify the situation, triggered by the 1919 Egyptian revolution.

Ahmad Shawqi won a competition held in 1920 to produce lyrics for the anthem, yet his entry failed to gain traction with the bureaucracy.

[4][7][8] King Farouk restored[verification needed] the Egyptian royal anthem composed by Puigliani[3] when he ascended the throne in 1936 and continued until 1953.

During the period in which the tune "Wallah Zaman Ya Selahy" was used as the national anthem of Egypt, two amendments were made to it: the first by Republican Decree No.

590 was issued, which stipulated in its first article that: It is to be observed that the lyrics of the first verse of the anthem 'Biladi Biladi' are to accompany the musical score in all popular and national celebrations.