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) |
Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version |
"as-Salām al-ʾAmīrī" (Arabic: السلام الأميري, lit. 'Peace to the Amir') is the national anthem of Qatar, 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.