When the Libyan Arab Republic became the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on 2 March 1977, "Allahu Akbar" remained the national anthem of Libya. "Allahu Akbar" replaced the previous national anthem " Libya, Libya, Libya", which had been used by the Kingdom of Libya since its independence in 1951. "Allahu Akbar" was adopted as the official national anthem of the Libyan Arab Republic on 1 September 1969, by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, showing his hopes of uniting the Arab world. The song continues to be popular among the Arab world. The lyrics were written by Mahmoud El-Sherif, and the music was composed by Abdalla Shams El-Din. "Allahu Akbar" was originally an Egyptian military marching song which became popular in Egypt and Syria during the Suez Crisis.
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