Abdulmajeed Abdullah

Abdulmajeed Abdullah is a Saudi artist who took part in performing national operettas at the National Festival for Heritage and Culture and in National Day celebrations; he performed the tableau “Tajna Abdullah” before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques at the celebration of the people of the Tabuk Region, and attended cultural events including Souq Okaz and the “Lahn Al-Mamlakah” festival. [1][2][3][10][16]

His documented participation extends from 1426 AH/2005 CE to 1445 AH/2023 CE, spread across the operettas of the National Festival for Heritage and Culture, National Day celebrations and honouring occasions; most notably, he was granted the “Honorary Entertainment Makers Award” in the second edition of the “Joy Awards” (JOY AWARDS) at Riyadh Season. [1][8][15]

Abdulmajeed Abdullah took part in performing the operetta “Watan Al-Majd” at the twentieth session of the National Festival for Heritage and Culture on 14 Muharram 1426 AH, corresponding to 23 February 2005; it was written by the poet Al-Humaidi Al-Harbi, composed by Nasser Al-Saleh and directed by Futais Baqnah, and he was joined in the performance by Mohammed Abdo, Rashed Al-Majed, Rabeh Saqer and Rashed Al-Fares. [1]

At the opening of the festival he performed the operetta “Watan Al-Shumous” on 7 Rabi’ al-Awwal 1430 AH, corresponding to 4 March 2009, written by His Royal Highness Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsen and composed by Dr Abdulrab Idris, with the participation of Mohammed Abdo, Rashed Al-Majed and Abbas Ibrahim. [3] He then performed the operetta “Ahd Al-Khair” on 16 Rabi’ al-Awwal 1431 AH, corresponding to 2 March 2010, written by His Highness Prince Dr Saad bin Saud Al Saud (Munadi) and composed by Saleh Al-Shehri, with Mohammed Abdo, Rashed Al-Majed, Rabeh Saqer, Rashed Al-Fares and Abbas Ibrahim. [4]

At the twenty-fifth session he performed the operetta “Wahdat Watan” on 20 Rabi’ al-Awwal 1431 AH, corresponding to 6 March 2010, written by the poet Sari and composed by Majed Al-Mohandes and Nasser Al-Saleh; it ran for 45 minutes, with the participation of Mohammed Abdo, Rashed Al-Majed, Abbas Ibrahim and Majed Al-Mohandes, together with a dramatic performance by Rashed Al-Shamrani. [5] At the twenty-sixth session he presented the operetta “Farhat Watan”, written by Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Sherif and composed by Saleh Al-Shehri and Rabeh Saqer; it consisted of ten sung and performance tableaux presented in 40 minutes with the participation of 650 people from the folk troupes, and he performed it on 9 Jumada al-Ula 1432 AH, corresponding to 13 April 2011, at a ceremony patronised by Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz on behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. [6][7]

At the twenty-ninth session he presented the operetta “Kawkab Al-Ard” on 13 Rabi’ al-Thani 1435 AH, corresponding to 13 February 2014, written by Abdullah Abu Ras and composed by Nasser Al-Saleh, with the participation of Mohammed Abdo, Rashed Al-Majed and Majed Al-Mohandes; it consisted of 12 sung and performance tableaux. [8]

On 25 Rabi’ al-Thani 1428 AH, corresponding to 12 May 2007, he performed the tableau “Tajna Abdullah” before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques at the celebration of the people of the Tabuk Region; it was written by Dr Nayef Al-Johani and composed by Saleh Al-Shehri, accompanied by the folk troupe. [2]

He took part in the celebration of the Makkah Region for National Day by performing the operetta “Sama’an wa Ta’ah .. Sayyidi” on 29 Dhu al-Qi’dah 1435 AH, corresponding to 24 September 2014, with Rabeh Saqer, Rashed Al-Majed and Rashed Al-Fares [9]; and on 26 Dhu al-Hijjah 1438 AH, corresponding to 17 September 2017, he attended the grand song festival at the covered hall of Al-Jawhara Stadium on the occasion of the eighty-seventh National Day, the largest gathering of Gulf artists, with eleven artists from the stars of Saudi and Gulf song. [11]

In the celebrations of the Al-Jawf Region for the eighty-seventh National Day he performed the operetta “Dawlat Rijal” on 5 Muharram 1439 AH, corresponding to 25 September 2017, written by the poet Dr Saleh Al-Shadi and composed by Sahm, with Mohammed Abdo, Abbadi Al-Johar and Rashed Al-Fares. [12]

At the opening of the eleventh session of Souq Okaz on 19 Shawwal 1438 AH, corresponding to 13 July 2017, he performed a theatrical song production written by His Royal Highness Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsen and composed by Yasser Abu Ali [10]; and on 2 Shawwal 1440 AH, corresponding to 5 June 2019, he performed the song “Jana Al-Eid wa Ghannaina” among the special songs produced by “Eid Season”. [13]

On 16 Rabi’ al-Awwal 1441 AH, corresponding to 13 November 2019, he attended the evening that honoured His Royal Highness Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsen at Riyadh Season, and was among the Saudi artists who attended its dialogue session. [14]

The General Entertainment Authority granted Abdulmajeed Abdullah the “Honorary Entertainment Makers Award” in the second edition of the “Joy Awards” (JOY AWARDS) at Riyadh Season on 26 Jumada al-Akhirah 1443 AH, corresponding to 29 January 2022, alongside the director Sherif Arafa. [15] On 12 Safar 1445 AH, corresponding to 28 August 2023, he sang on the second night of the “Lahn Al-Mamlakah” festival of the Ministry of Culture a selection of prominent songs by the composers Fawzi Mahsoun and Saleh Al-Shehri. [16]

Q: Who is Abdulmajeed Abdullah? A: A Saudi artist who took part in performing national operettas at the National Festival for Heritage and Culture and in National Day celebrations, and who performed works at Souq Okaz and the “Lahn Al-Mamlakah” festival. [1][5][10][16]

Q: What operettas did he perform at the National Festival for Heritage and Culture? A: “Watan Al-Majd” at the twentieth session, “Watan Al-Shumous” and “Ahd Al-Khair”, “Wahdat Watan” at the twenty-fifth session, “Farhat Watan” at the twenty-sixth session, and “Kawkab Al-Ard” at the twenty-ninth session. [1][3][4][5][6][8]

Q: What are the most prominent national occasions he took part in? A: He performed the tableau “Tajna Abdullah” before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques at the celebration of the people of the Tabuk Region, the operetta “Sama’an wa Ta’ah .. Sayyidi” at the Makkah Region’s celebration of National Day, and the operetta “Dawlat Rijal” at the Al-Jawf Region celebrations, and he took part in the grand song festival at Al-Jawhara Stadium. [2][9][11][12]

Q: How long is the operetta “Wahdat Watan” and how many participants are there in “Farhat Watan”? A: “Wahdat Watan” ran for 45 minutes, and “Farhat Watan” consisted of ten sung and performance tableaux presented in 40 minutes with the participation of 650 people from the folk troupes. [5][6]

Q: What are his most prominent honours? A: The General Entertainment Authority granted him the “Honorary Entertainment Makers Award” in the second edition of the “Joy Awards” (JOY AWARDS) at Riyadh Season in 2022. [15]

Abdulmajeed Abdullah’s documented participation spans the national operettas at the National Festival for Heritage and Culture, the National Day celebrations in Tabuk, Makkah and Al-Jawf, and the performances at Souq Okaz and the “Lahn Al-Mamlakah” festival, together with his honouring with the Honorary Entertainment Makers Award. [1][8][10][15][16]