Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh

Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh

Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Maqaleh (Arabic:عبد العزيز المقالح), (born: 1937),[1] a Yemeni poet and writer. He follows the school of free poetry and he is the Yemen’s first poet won the Al-Owais cultural Award[2]

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Profile

Al-Maqaleh was born in 1937 in one of Ibb's divisions called Al Saha'ir,[3] and studied and finished his BA in 1970. In 1977, he received his Master's degree and PhD in 1977 from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt.[4][5]

During 1982 - 2001, Al-Maqaleh worked as the President of Sana'a University, and then as the Head of the Center for Studies and Research Yemen, Sanaa.

Awards Received

  • Lotus Award, 1986
  • Order of Arts and Letters, Aden, 1980
  • Order of Arts and Letters, Sanaa, 1982
  • Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture, in collaboration with UNESCO, Paris, 2002
  • Knight Award of the first degree in literature and arts from the French Government, 2003
  • Arab Culture Award, Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science, 2004

See also

References

  1. ^ Writer's website, CV.
  2. ^ Abdul Aziz Al- Makaleh wins Al-Oais Foundation Award - Yemen Times, Published:07-01-2010.
  3. ^ [1] - 26sep.net magazine (Arabic)
  4. ^ Dr Abdullaziz AlMaqaleh - Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation.
  5. ^ Abdul-Aziz Al-Maqaleh, one of Yemen's greatest poets Yemen Observer