He was known for his Egyptian nationalist and Arab nationalist and revolutionary songs like "Ya Masr Tamm Elhana" (O Egypt, happiness is here), "Hayy Ala Elfalah" (The call of duty), "Elwatan Elakbar" (The Greater Homeland), "Masr Nadetna fa labbena Elnedaa" (Egypt Called us and we Have Answered), "Ulo le Masr" (Tell Egypt), "Hobb Elwatan Fard Alayya" (Patriotism is my Obligation), "Sot Elgamahir" (Voice of the Masses), "Ya Nesmet Elhorriyya" (O The Breeze of Freedom), "Sawa'ed men Beladi" (Arms from My Country).

[1][2] Mohamed Abdel Wahab was born in 1898 in Cairo, Egypt,[3] in a neighborhood called Bab El-Sheriyah, where there is now a statue of him.

His films portrayed Western social elite and included music that veered off from the traditional Egyptian tune.

He starred in his 1933 film The White Rose which broke records in attendance and still plays frequently in Egyptian theaters.

Abdel Wahab played oud before the prominent Egyptian poet, Ahmed Shawqi, and acted in several movies.

[5] Abdel Wahab also composed songs for the Lebanese icon Fairuz[6] whom he famously called "Our Ambassador to the Stars"[7] and stated in 1958 that he was the leader of her fan club in Cairo.