Ratiba Hefny (Arabic: رتيبة الحفني; 2 December 1931 – 16 September 2013) was an Egyptian international Opera singer (soprano) who performed in more than 500 opera performances.
She grew up in a musical family, her father Mahmoud El Hefny [de] had written more than 45 books on music, and her grandmother, who also was a German opera singer.
[2] Egypt State Incentive Prize in Arts and Letters of the Supreme Council of Culture, in 2004.
On 2 December 2017, Google showed a Doodle in few countries for El-Hefny’s 86th Birthday.
[3][4] On 2 December 2017, Google dedicated a Doodle to the singer for the 86th anniversary of her birth.