Youssef Sadek brought life again to the national anthem

CAIRO – 10 November 2017: Youssef Sadek is an Egyptian Music composer, distributor and conductor known for redistributing the Egyptian national anthem and publishing it on social media sites.



Youssef Sadek - CC facebook, By Matthew Muise

Sadek was honored by Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi at the end of the International World Youth Forum along with a number of youth participants of different nationalities.



Sadek is a pianist, specializing in music for film and visual media. He moved to the United States where he was given the opportunity to study film scoring at the Berkley College of Music, according to Sadek’s official website.

He has been writing music for orchestra and smaller ensembles. Apart from the orchestra, he was introduced to writing electronic music using synths as well.




The WYF kicked off on Saturday in Sharm El-Sheikh, South Sinai under the auspices of President Sisi.

Egypt’s first international youth event is set to run until November 10, bringing together 3,000 youths represented by 60 delegations from around the world.

The seven-day gathering witnesses the participation of official youth representatives over 18-years-old, leaders of various youth networks, heads of state, media figures and around 250 young Egyptian expats. It is held under the slogan "We Need to Talk."