George Yammine, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Lebanese poet
Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1955
Date of Death: 01-Jan-2000
Profession: poet, songwriter
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About George Yammine
- George Yammine (born in Zgharta, Lebanon on April 10, 1955 - died in Lebanon in 2000) was a Lebanese poet, media manager, and literature and arts critic in An-Nahar daily newspaper. Earning a BA in Arabic literature, he became the director of Radio Free and United Lebanon from the years 1984 to 1987.
- During this last year of 1987, he was appointed as the Director of the National Press in the North of Lebanon.
- He was also a member of the Association of Writers, Composers and Publishers of Music (SASEM). George Yammine was known for writing lyrics to songs that ranged from a number of different topics, and were sung by a number of famous Lebanese artists.
- Titles include: Samira Toufiq - 3a Neba3 Mar Sarkis jinna Sammy 7awat - 3al Midan Tlaqaina Joseph Nassif - El Ma3moura bil Koura Wadi3 el-Safiy - El-youbil Nour al Malla7 - Baddy B'Ailou George Wassouf - Dally Tlejy Ghassan Saliba - Ehden 3arouss 3azar Habib - Ehden Jammal Majida El Roumi - Ha Ataiyna Ragheb Aalameh - Hab Al Hawa George Wassouf - Jayii Ana Ghanni Ghassan Shedrawi - Jinna 3al Midan Samir Yazbek - Kamshet etTrab Joseph Abou Malheb - Khalf Al Ragheb Aalameh - Layl W'taljj Ghassan Shedrawi - Layl Wa Dabab Asmara - Ya Layl Ehden Ya Hellou Hayyam Younes and Joseph Abou Mrad Saba7 - Tal El-rabei3 Hayyam Younes - Tal El-rabei3 Yola Bandali - Waraq Al Khariif (Autumn Leaves) Joseph Abou Melheb - Ya TiyarraYammine also wrote a script for a children's movie called Amani Under the Rainbow.
- The lyrics to the songs in it were also written by him. George Yammine died in the year 2000.
- He was given the Lebanese Medal of Honor.
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