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What was Umm Kulthum net worth at the time of death?

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The date of birth for Umm Kulthum is December 30, 1898, in El Senbellawein, Egypt. Considered one of the finest Arabic female vocalists of all time, this Egyptian singer, composer, and actor also performs as an actress.

She was a very well-known vocalist at the same time as the legendary Edith Piaf. She started conducting private concerts in the middle of the 1920s, which launched her singing career.

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What was Umm Kulthum net worth at the time of death?

Wikipedia, Forbes, IMDb, and other online sites estimate that before she passed away, the well-known world music singer Umm Kulthum was worth $26 million. She worked as a professional world music singer to make the money. She is an Egyptian.

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Before she could complete and perform her two songs, “Awkaty btehlaw ma’aak wa hyaty btekmal b’redak,” and another song she asked the poet Saleh Goudet to write for her to sing to commemorate the victory of Egypt in the October War (also known as the Yom kippur War) against Israel, Umm Kulthum passed away on February 3, 1975, at the age of 76 from kidney failure.

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