Mohamed Hamaki career guide: albums from Khallina Neysh to Samma3ony
Twelve albums, an MTV award and a Fortnite premiere: the story behind the Egyptian singer before his Abu Dhabi concert.
Mohamed Hamaki was born in Cairo on 4 November 1975, and his career has stretched across more than two decades of Egyptian pop. Ahead of his concert at Space42 Arena in Abu Dhabi on 28 November, here is a guide to the albums that built his following.
His discography opens with Khallina Neysh in 2003, followed by Ya Ana Ya Enta (2005), Kheles El Kalam (2006), Bahebak Kol Youm Aktar (2007) and Naweeha (2008). Ahla Haga Fiki, one of his signature songs, picked up a music award in 2006.
The next decade brought Haga Mosh Tabeaya (2010), Mn Alby Baghany (2012), Omro Ma Yegheeb (2015) and Kol Youm Men Dah (2019). In 2010 he also won Best Arabia Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
His recent records are Ya Fatenny (2021), Howa El Asas (2024) and Samma3ony, released in 2026. His song Leilet El Omr had an unusual launch in 2021, premiering during a concert inside the video game Fortnite. The Abu Dhabi show runs from 6.30pm to 11.30pm and is billed as a night of his best-known songs.
Source: Wikipedia, Visit Abu Dhabi
