1835-1902 TR
Composer
A.k.a. أحمد أبو خليل بن محمد آغا بن حسين آغا آقبيق (Aḥmad Abū KhalīlMuḥammad Aġā Bin Ḥusayn Aġa Aqbīq)
Abu Khalil al-Qabbani (1835 - 1902) from Damascus, was a Syrian playwright and composer and considered the founder of the short musical play (the operetta) in Arabic theatre. His brother was the grandfather of the poet نزار قباني (Nizar Qabbani).