Mohammed Haddad
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Mohammed Haddad in his home studio by the photographer: Ali Mohammed
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mohamed Jasim Al Haddad |
| Born | 2 October 1975 |
| Origin | Muharraq, Kingdom of Bahrain |
| Genres | Contemporary World, Soundtrack, Theatrical, Instrumental |
| Instruments | Oud, Piano, Keyboards |
| Years active | 1995 - present |
| Associated acts | Qassim Haddad, Ala Ghawas |
| Website | www.mohammedhaddad.com |
Mohammed Haddad (Arabic: محمد حداد) (born 2 October 1975) is a Bahraini composer and music critic. He is an active artist in the music scene of Bahrain and a leading composer in the film scores of Bahraini films. He is best known for his work on the soundtrack of the critically acclaimed Bahraini motion picture A Bahraini Tale.
Mohammed Haddad was born on October 2, 1975, in Muharraq, Bahrain, the second child of father Qassim Haddad and Mother Moza Al Shamlan, along with his elder sister Tufool Haddad and younger brother Mahyar Haddad. His father poet Qassim Haddad is an influential cultural figure in Bahrain.
In 1982, when Haddad was 7 years old, he told his parents that he wanted to study music and become a musician. Picked up the Keyboard at the age of 8 and quickly became the leading musician in his primary school’s music band. When he moved to his intermediate school at the age of 12, he picked up the Oud and made it his major instrument until he flew to Cairo to pursue a degree in music, where he studied music composition and conducting at the Cairo Conservatory of Music, focusing on the Piano.
Upon his return to Bahrain from Cairo in 2001, he secured a position as the music specialist and the head of the Music club at the University of Bahrain.
In 2005, he got married to spouse Architecte Maysam Al Nasser.
In 2000, Haddad had obtained his bachelor's degree in Music composition and conducting with an honors with distinction degree from the Cairo Conservatory of Music, Academy of Art, Egypt.
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