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National anthem(s) Libya, in 16 editions.
The entry for Libya published National anthem(s) in 16 editions of 36, from 2010 to 2025. The text changed in 5 editions. Each is shown as published. National anthem(s) in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 5
- the first edition with it
- 2010
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “National anthem” (2010 to 2024) and “National anthem(s)” (2025).
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2025 edition
Rewritten since 2024The same text in 5 editions, 2010 to 2014.
Published as “National anthem”
- name:
- "Allahu Akbar" (God Is Greatest)
- lyrics/music:
- Mahmoud el-SHERIF/Abdalla Shams el-DIN
note: adopted 1969; the anthem was originally a battle song for the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War
name:
"Allahu Akbar" (God Is Greatest)
lyrics/music:
Mahmoud el-SHERIF/Abdalla Shams el-DIN
note:
adopted 1969; the anthem was originally a battle song for the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War
Published as “National anthem”
- name:
- "Allahu Akbar" (God Is Greatest)
- lyrics/music:
- Mahmoud el-SHERIF/Abdalla Shams el-DIN
note: adopted 1969; originally a battle song for the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War
name:
lyrics/music:
note:the anthem was originally a battle song for the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
Published as “National anthem”
- name:
- "Libya,
- Libya,
- Libya"
- lyrics/music:
- Al Bashir AL AREBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB
note: also known as "Ya Beladi" or "Oh, My Country!"; adopted 1951; readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics; during the QADHAFI years between 1969 and 2011, the anthem was "Allahu Akbar," (God is Great) a marching song of the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War
Rewritten: too little of the 2015 text remains to mark the changes.
name: "Libya, Libya, Libya"
lyrics/music: Al Bashir AL AREBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB
note: also known as "Ya Beladi" or "Oh, My Country!"; adopted 1951; readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics; during the QADHAFI years between 1969 and 2011, the anthem was "Allahu Akbar," (God is Great) a marching song of the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
Published as “National anthem”
- name:
- Libya,
- Libya,
- Libya
- lyrics/music:
- Al Bashir AL AREBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB
note: also known as "Ya Beladi" or "Oh, My Country!"; adopted 1951; readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics; during the QADHAFI years between 1969 and 2011, the anthem was "Allahu Akbar," (God is Great) a marching song of the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War
name: "Libya, Libya, Libya" Libya, Libya
lyrics/music: Al Bashir AL AREBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB
note: also known as "Ya Beladi" or "Oh, My Country!"; adopted 1951; readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics; during the QADHAFI years between 1969 and 2011, the anthem was "Allahu Akbar," (God is Great) a marching song of the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
Published as “National anthem”
- name:
- "Libya,
- Libya,
- Libya"
- lyrics/music:
- Al Bashir AL AREBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB
note: also known as "Ya Beladi" or "Oh, My Country!"; adopted 1951; readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics; during the QADHAFI years between 1969 and 2011, the anthem was "Allahu Akbar," (God is Great) a marching song of the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War
name: Libya, "Libya, Libya, Libya Libya"
lyrics/music: Al Bashir AL AREBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB
note: also known as "Ya Beladi" or "Oh, My Country!"; adopted 1951; readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics; during the QADHAFI years between 1969 and 2011, the anthem was "Allahu Akbar," (God is Great) a marching song of the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War
- title:
- "Libya,
- Libya,
- Libya"
- lyrics/music:
- Al Bashir AL AREBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB
- history:
- adopted 1951, but replaced in 1969 when QADHAFI came to power;
- readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics;
- also known as "Ya Beladi" (O My Country)
Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
title: "Libya, Libya, Libya"
lyrics/music: Al Bashir AL AREBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB
history: adopted 1951, but replaced in 1969 when QADHAFI came to power; readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics; also known as "Ya Beladi" (O My Country)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Libya: National anthem(s).” The World Factbook, 2010–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/libya/national-anthem-s.