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 to win the Al-Owais cultural Award^[2]

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

• Abdullah Al-Baradouni

References

1. ↑ Writer's website, CV.
2. ↑ Abdul Aziz Al- Makaleh wins Al-Oais Foundation Award - Yemen Times, Published:07-01-2010.
3. ↑ - 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