the first for an Arabic performer. Alongside that accomplishment, two of his albums (2014's and 2016's ) both peaked at 29 and 14 respectively on Billboard's Heatseekers charts. On 28 September 2016, Diab announced that he achieved a Guinness World Records title for "Most World Music Awards for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist". List of awards received by Amr Diab Seven World Music Awards (1997/2001/2007/2014/2020) Six African Music Awards (2009/2010) Two All Africa Music Awards (2016/2017) Guinness World Record (2016) Program "Al-helm" A program produced by Amr Afifi, consisting of 12 parts aired on Rotana Music, Rotana Cinema and Egyptian Channel 1 station. The program detailed the biography of Diab and was scheduled to be launched simultaneously with the release of Amr Diab's new album, but the album's release was postponed to a later date. References External links Amr Diab World (archive) 1961 births Living people Actors from Port Said Egyptian male film actors Egyptian male television actors Egyptian male actors Egyptian composers 20th-century Egyptian male singers 21st-century Egyptian male singers Egyptian Muslims Egyptian singer-songwriters Singers from Port Said Singers who perform in Egyptian Arabic World Music Awards winners