Humat al-Hima

Ḥumāt al-Ḥimā
English: Defenders of the Homeland
حماة الحمى
"Ḥumāt al-Ḥimā" played by the Tunisian Symphony Orchestra and the military staff of the Ministry of National Defense, and performed by artists Lotfi Bouchnak, Saber Rebai and Amina Fakhet.

National anthem of Tunisia
LyricsMostafa Saadeq Al-Rafe'ie / Aboul-Qacem Echebbi
MusicMohammed Abdel Wahab (or possibly Ahmed Kheireddine)
Adopted25 July 1957
Readopted12 November 1987
Relinquished20 March 1958
Preceded by"Ala Khallidi" (1987)
Audio sample
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (chorus and third verse)
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"Defenders of the Homeland" (Arabic: حماة الحمى, romanizedḤumāt al-Ḥimā, pronounced [ħʊˈmæːt æl‿ħɪˈmæː]) is the national anthem of Tunisia, written by Mostafa Saadeq Al-Rafe'ie and Aboul-Qacem Echebbi.