Fadel Chaker

Fadel Chaker فضل عبد الرحمن شمندر شاكر
Fadel Chaker at a performance in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Fadel Abdul Rahman Shamander Chaker
Born	(1969-04-01)1 April 1969 Sidon,Lebanon
Genres	Arabic classical,Arabic pop
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Rotana

Fadel Abdul Rahman Shamander Chaker(Arabic:فضل عبد الرحمن شمندر شاكرArabic pronunciation:[fadˤlʕabdurraħmaːnʃamandarʃaːkɪr];also transliterated asFadl Shaker,born 1 April 1969) is aLebanese-Palestiniansinger and actor.During his musical career he was signed to Al Khouyoul Records and from 2003 onwards withRotana Records.

In 2013 and after a career as a singer, Fadel Chaker joined the ranks ofimam-turned-terroristAhmed al-Assirand participated in the attacks on theLebanese Armywhich evolved into the2013 Sidon clash.As of 2013, he was a wanted fugitive by theLebanese governmentand had hidden inAin al-HilwehPalestinian refugee camp. On 16 December 2020, he was sentencedin absentiato a total of 22 years of imprisonment and hard labour by a Lebanese Military Tribunal.

Background

He was born to a Lebanese father, and a Palestinian mother in Lebanon.He grew up in theAin al-Hilwehin Lebanon.

Music career

1998–2011

Fadl released his first albumWallah Zamanin 1998, which had eight original songs.The second album wasBaya'a El Qolobreleased in 1999.

His third album wasEl Hob El Adem,released in 2000. His fourth albumHobak Khayalwas released in 2001.In 2002, Fadl recorded and released his first duo.In 2003, Fadl released his balladYa Ghayebto Arabic radio stations in the Middle East.

2012–present

In 2018, eight years after his announced retirement, Chaker returned to the music world with the release of a new single which he intended to be the introduction theme song to a new Ramadan drama series that year.However, the song was rejected in the end by the production company "in respect to the Lebanese people", and instrumental music was used in the introduction to the series instead.

That same year, he was reported to be working on a new album entitledYalla ma'al salama.

Islamist militant involvement

In the early 2010s, Chaker announced he had joined ranks ofAhmed al-Assirradical Islamic organization. As of 2013, Shaker was a wanted fugitive and terrorist for his cooperation in the2013 Sidon clashbetween Ahmad al-Assir's terrorist group and theLebanese Armyin which Fadel admitted on video to having killed 2 Lebanese soldiers.

Trial and sentencing

After a trialin absentiaby the Lebanese Military Tribunal, Chaker was sentenced on 16 December 2020 to a total of 22 years in prison with hard labour.He was accused by the Military Prosecutor General of having provided financial and logistical support to a terrorist group led bySunniMuslim hardline clericAhmed al-Assir.15 years of the sentence is for his "involvement in terrorist acts". The judge also added 7 more years of hard labour for Chaker's financing of Al-Assir's illegal armed group, with the court satisfied that he had personally paid for weapons and ammunition to the group. Chaker was reportedly still hiding as of 2020 inAin el-HilwehPalestinian refugee camp nearSidonsince the unfolding of military confrontation of Al-Assir's group against theLebanese Army.

Discography

Albums

• 1998:Walah Zaman[Al Khouyoul Records]
• 1999:Baya' El Oolob[Al Khouyoul Records]
• 2000:El Hob El Adeem[Al Khouyoul Records]
• 2000:Sahrat Tarab[Master Melody]
• 2001:Hobak Khayal[Al Khouyoul Records]
• 2003:Layali Beirut[Rotana Records]
• 2003:Sa'at Tarab maa Fadl ShakerRotana Records
• 2003:Sidi Rouhi[Rotana Records]
• 2004:Saharni El Shok[Rotana Records]
• 2006:Allah Aalam[Rotana Records]
• 2009:Baada Aal Bal[Rotana Records]>

External links

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