| English: "Peace to the Emir" | |
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| السلام الأميري | |
National anthem of Qatar | |
| Lyrics | al-Shaykh Mubārak bin Sayf al-Thānī |
| Music | ʿAbdulʿazīz Nāṣṣir al-ʿUbaydān al-Fakhrū[1] |
| Adopted | 7 December 1996 |
| Preceded by | National anthem of Qatar (1954-1996) |
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U.S. Navy Band instrumental version
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"as-Salām al-ʾAmīrī" (Arabic: السلام الأميري, lit. 'Peace to the Amir') is the national anthemofQatar, written by al-Shaykh Mubārak bin Sayf al-Thānī and composed by ʿAbdulʿazīz Nāṣṣir al-ʿUbaydān al-Fakhrū.[2]
This was also the title of the Kuwaiti national anthem from 1951 to 1978.
The anthem was adopted on 7 December 1996 upon the accession of Shaykh Ḥamad bin Khalīfa al-Thānī to the throne.[3] It was first used at a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting held in Qatar in December of that year.[4]
In 2015, Shaykh Mubārak bin Sayf al-Thānī presented the first written draft of the anthem to the Qatar National Museum, where it will be put on display.[5]
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جوقة: |
Jawqa: |
[d͡ʒɑw.qɑ] |
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