Kathem Al Saher (Arabic: كاظم الساهر) or Kadim Al Sahir or Kazem Al Saher, (born September 12, 1957), an Iraqi singer. He was born in Samarra to a mother from Najaf and a father from Baghdad. Kathem has established himself as one of the most successful singers in the Arab World, having sold more than 30 million albums since the start of his career. Ranging from big romantic ballads to more political work, from pop to Arab classical, he has covered the spectrum of music with the kind of success not seen since the heyday of Umm Kalthum. He is the son of a palace worker and has nine siblings.

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