Mawtini (L. Zanbaka song)

"Mawtini" (Arabic: موطني‎, lit. 'My Homeland') was the national anthem of Iraq from 1958 to 1965, and then again from 2003 to 2004. It is solely an instrumental composition and thus has no lyrics.

This article is about the former Iraqi national anthem. For the current Iraqi national anthem, see Mawtini (Ibrahim Tuqan song).
Mawtini
English: My Homeland
موطني
Former national anthem of  Iraq
MusicLewis Zanbaka, 1958 (1958)
Adopted1958 (1958)
Readopted2003 (2003)
Relinquished1965 (1965), 2004 (2004)
Preceded by"As-Salam al-Malaki" (1958)
"Ardh ul-Furatayn" (2003)
Succeeded by"Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" (1965)
"Mawtini" (2004)
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"Mawtini"
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National anthems of Iraq
 "As-Salam al-Malaki"1932–1958
 "Mawtini"1958–1965
 "Walla Zaman Ya Selahy"1965–1981
 "Ardh ul-Furatayn"1981–2003
 "Mawtini"2003–2004
 "Mawtini" 2004–present

History

"Mawtini" was composed by Lewis Zanbaka and was originally adopted as Iraq's national anthem in 1958.[1] It is a short instrumental composition, having no lyrics.[1] "Mawtini" was used as the national anthem of Iraq until 1965; it was readopted in 2003 for a short time following the deposing of Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime. In late 2004, "Mawtini" was replaced in its capacity as the Iraqi national anthem with a new national anthem (formerly the one of Palestine), coincidentally also called "Mawtini", of no relation.

References
  1. Wetzel, Dan (August 24, 2004). "One last chance". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo!. Retrieved December 4, 2017. The song is 'My Country.' It is relatively short, contains no words and was composed by a man named Lewis Zanbaka...
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