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Ibrahim Al-Khatib

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  • Страна местожительства: Jordan
  • Пол: Male
  • Born in: 1938
  • key_age: 85
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Ibrahim Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Khatib (1938 - February 5, 2011), a Palestinian-Jordanian poet and physician.

He was born and raised in a national town in Jenin Governorate. He studied in Damascus and graduated as a medical doctor in 1973, then specialized in the United States in 1981. He worked in Saudi Arabia for a while, then moved to Irbid in Jordan, where he settled as a doctor specializing in gynecology. He published his poetry in many Syrian and Arab newspapers, and he has many collections of poetry. He died in Irbid after suffering from an illness that had left him incapacitated for years.

his biography
Ibrahim Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Khatib was born in the year 1938 AD / 1357 AH in a national village in the Bisan District during the British Mandate over Palestine, where he grew up. He completed his high school studies in Jordan, then obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine at Damascus University in 1973, then obtained an American Certificate of Specialization in Gynecology in 1981. He worked in Saudi Arabia for nine or seven years, then moved to Irbid in Jordan, where he worked as a physician in Obstetrics and gynecology and infertility in his private clinic.
He suffered a sudden stroke, which put him into a coma for a while, and although he woke up from it, it left its effects on his body, and he remained confined to the house, and his movement was restricted for years, until he died on February 5, 2011 / 2 Rabi` al-Awwal 1432 at the age of 73 after suffering with the disease that It seated him for years.

his literary career
His poetic talent emerged during his studies in Damascus, and he got acquainted with a large number of Arab poets and writers there, and began publishing in Arab newspapers and magazines. He wrote many dramas for radio and television. He was a member of the Jordanian Writers Association and was elected a member of one of its administrative bodies. He was also a member of the Association of Doctors Poets, and a member of the Jordanian Medical Association. Some of his poems have been translated into a foreign language. He participated in many local and Arab poetry festivals, such as the Jerash Festival, and the Al-Mirbad Poetry Festival, which he used to read at its opening.
He was active in the Jordanian Writers Association in the Irbid branch and in the headquarters in Amman. He ran in the elections of the Writers Association and became a member of its administrative board. He became the secretary for foreign affairs in the association during his membership in the administrative body. He was also active in the Arab Writers Union in Damascus, the Association of Poets Doctors, and the Doctors Syndicate, which are institutions and bodies he affiliated with.

His writings
From his collections:

Sing for me tomorrow, 1984
Lanterns for the extinguished day, 1985
Izz al-Din al-Qassam, 1986
Wind Barn, 1987
I Take the Stone, 1989
Face to Face, 1990
Sanabel Al-Arjowan, 1991
Handala's Blood, 1992
The Other Dhi Qar, 1992
Vulnerable to Life, 1996
I See My Rhymes Have Done, 2003
Just around the corner, blood and waiting, 2005

Достижения и награды

his prizes
2002: The first prize for the best sung text in the Arabic Song Festival organized by the Union of Arab States Broadcasting within the celebration of declaring Amman the Capital of Arab Culture for his poem What is in your eyes.

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