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

Profile

Al-Maqaleh was born in 1937 in the village of Maqaleh in the governorate of Ibb[3][4] 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.[5][6]

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

• Lotus Award, 1986.[7]
• Order of Arts and Letters, Aden, 1980.[7]
• Order of Arts and Letters, Sanaa, 1982.[7]
• Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture, in collaboration with UNESCO, Paris, 2002.[7]
• Knight Award of the first degree in literature and arts from the French Government, 2003.[7]
• Arab Culture Award, Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science, 2004.[7]

See also

• Abdullah Al-Baradouni

References

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