Naima Samih

Naima Samih (Arabic: نعيمة سميح; 1953 – 8 March 2025) was a Moroccan singer. She is considered one of the most important voices in Moroccan music in the second half of the twentieth century. Her singing career began in the 1970s, and her songs gained wide popularity in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and other Arab countries. She was even dubbed “The Lady of Tarab” and became the third and youngest Arab singer to perform at Olympia, after Umm Kulthum and Fairuz.