George Wassouf was born on December 23, 1961 in Kafroun, Tartous, Syria. His follows Christianity. He has Syrian nationality and a Lebanese passport. Wassouf began singing at the age of 10 in his hometown of Kafroun. When Wassouf was 16 years old he was nicknamed Sultan El-Tarab by Lebanese journalist George Ibrahim El Khoury, editor of an Arabic magazine for The Sultan of Music.

George became famous for his songs after appearing on the Lebanese Studio El Fan 1980 show when he was 19 years old as Sultan of Tarab. George then became an icon on stage with his new singles. He then released Ouwidni Salmtek Byied Allah in 1983. After that he went on to release El Hawa Sultan in 1984, Rouh El Rouh in 1992, She’ Ghareeb a year later, Kalam El Nass in 1994, Leil El Ashiqeen in 1996, Lissa El Dounya Bi Khair in 1998, Tabeeb Garrah in 1999, Dol Mush Habayib in 2000, Zaman El Ajayib in 2001, Inta Gherhom in 2002, Salaf Wi Deine in 2003, Etakhart Kteer in 2004, Heya El Ayam in 2006, Kalamak Ya Habibi in 2008, Allah Kareem in 2009. He has had a fruitful career as a bachelor. Perhaps the biggest award he has won to date is the award to be adored by his fans.

George Wassouf has a spouse and 3 children. However, he is currently single. He went on to marry his first Lebanese wife named Shalimar, at the age of 21. The couple have three sons named Hatem Wassouf, George Jr. Wassouf, and Wadie Wassouf. Then there were reports of infidelity. The news shocked all Wassof fans. The couple separated after 28 years of marriage in 2009. The reason for their divorce has not been clear to date. The media don’t know much about his ex-wife and also the reason for their divorce. He is reluctant to talk about his personal life in front of the media. The media don’t know much about his personal life. His current wife is Qatari rally champion Nada Zeidan. They have a daughter named Oyoon who was born in October 2015. He lives happily in Lebanon with his wife and his children.

There were rumors that Wassouf was having an affair during his first marriage.

Wassouf is currently 54 years old and is 5 feet 8 inches tall. The current net worth of him is estimated at $27 million. Her songs are successful not only in all Arabic but also in various other places. Wassouf is an international sensation. He is a big supporter of President Bashar al-Assad’s government during the Syrian Civil War and upholds his ideologies to this day. Wassouf is considered to date one of the most important Arab singers.