Mounira El Mahdeya

Monira Elmahdiyya
Mounira El Mahdeya in the 1910s
Background information
Also known asSoltanet Eltarab (= Queen of Singing)
Born
Zakiyya Hesin Mansur

1885
Al Mahdeya, Hehia, Egypt
DiedMarch 12, 1965 (aged 80)
OccupationsSinger and actress
Years active1906–1948

Monira Elmahdiyya (born Zakiyya Hesin Mansur, Arabic: منيرة المهدية) also known by the nicknames "Soltanet Eltarab" (Queen of Singing), was an Egyptian singer and actress. She was considered to be the leading Egyptian singer in the 1920s.