Shahat was born in July 1950 in Kafr el-Wazir village in Egypt’s Dakahlia Governorate. Anwar started learning the Quran at a young age and memorized the entire Holy Book at age 8. He learned Quran recitation and soon became a famous qari.

Al-Balouhi invited him to recite the Quran on the radio, and he entered the Quran Radio in 1979.

Shahat Muhammad Anwar traveled to many countries, like Spain, France, the US, Nigeria, Cameroon, Argentina, and Britain, for Quran recitation.

His three sons and six daughters are all memorizers of the Quran. His sons, Anwar and Mahmoud, are also renowned qaris.

Due to a liver disease, he could not recite the Quran in Quranic programs in the last four years of his life. Shahat died on January 13, 2007 at the age of 57 after a long period of illness.

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