Umm Kulthum, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi on December 31, 1898, was an Egyptian singer, lyricist, and film actress. She was bestowed with the honorific title “Kawkab el-charq” (‘Oriental Star’). She is revered as “The Voice of Egypt,” “Lady of Arabic Song,” and “Egypt’s Fourth Pyramid” in Egypt.
Umm Kulthum was born to a devout family in the Nile Delta village of Tamay e-Zahayra, Dakahlia Governorate, to her father Ibrahim El-Sayyid El-Beltagi, an imam from the Egyptian countryside, and her mother Fatmah El-Maleegi, a housewife.
After observing her father educate her older brother, Khalid, she learned to sing. From a young age, she was a natural singer.
Umm Kulthum children: Does Umm Kulthum have children?
No, Umm is not the mother of any children. Despite the fact that she has been married three times to three separate people.
According to our reliable sources, two of her sons died. But as to the cause of their death, we don’t know yet.
