As per our current Database, Mahmoud Ahmed is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Mahmoud Ahmed is 83 years, 7 months and 14 days old. Mahmoud Ahmed will celebrate 84rd birthday on a Thursday 8th of May 2025. Below we countdown to Mahmoud Ahmed upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Mahmoud Ahmed |
| Occupation | World Music Singer |
| Age | 83 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Born | May 8, 1941 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) |
| Birthday | May 8 |
| Town/City | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Nationality | Ethiopia |
Mahmoud Ahmed’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
Mahmoud Ahmed was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Popular performer in the 1970s and 1980s, especially among Ethiopian refugees driven out by the military coups of the 1970s.
He was a shoe-shiner and also a handyman at the Arizona Club, where he became a regular performer in 1962 after pinch hitting for the band's singer.
He was one of the first contemporary Ethiopian Singers to become an international hit and perform in the United States.
He was born of Gurage ancestry in Addis Ababa's Mercato district and grew up mesmerized by the music on the radio.
He and Ry Cooder were both recipients of the BBC World Music Award.
