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Abd al-Salam al-Ujayli (Arabic: عَبْد السَّلَام الْعُجَيْلِيّ ALA-LC: ʻAbd al-Salām al-ʻUjaylī;[a] 1918 – April 5, 2006[1]) was a Syrian doctor, novelist and politician.
Abdul Salam al-Ujaylī | |
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عَبْد السَّلَام الْعُجَيْلِيّ | |
Born | 1918 Raqqa, Syria |
Died | April 5, 2006 Raqqa, Syria | (aged 87–88)
Occupation(s) | Doctor, novelist, politician |
Life
editBorn in Raqqa, Syria, he taught in various Syrian universities such as the Aleppo University and Damascus University. He was elected deputy of Raqqa in 1947. Took a number of ministerial posts in the ministries of culture and foreign affairs and information in 1962, is one of the most important media story[neutrality is disputed] and the novel exhibition in Syria and the Arab world, has issued his first narrative work in 1948 .
Ujayli entered into and served in the government of Syria from 1947 to 1962. He served in the foreign, culture and information branches.
Ujayli had 40 books published. Among his best known works are Basima Between Tears, Hearts On Wires, The Obscure, Unknown on the Road, and Land of the Lords.
Works
edit- The Lieutenant's Watch (ساعة الملازم, Sā'at al-mulāzim, 1951)
- Lanterns of Seville (قناديل اشبيل, Qanādil Išbīliyya, 1954)
- Basima Between Tears (باسمة بين الدموع, Bāsima bayn al-dumū, 1958)
- The Traitor (الخائن, al-Khā'in, 1960)
- Unknown on the Road (مجهولة على الطريق, Majhūlat 'alà-l-ṭarīq, 1997)
- Hearts on Wires (قلوب على الأسلاك, Qulub ealaa al'aslak, 1974)
Notes
edit- ^ Also variously rendered in English as Abdul Salam Ojeili/Ujaily.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Abdel Salam al-Ujayli, écrivain syrien". Le Monde (in French). 2006-04-07.
External links
edit- (in Arabic) 'Abd al-Salam al-'Ujayli: Biography Diwan al-Arab
- New York Times article after death