Mohammed Alrotayyan, (Arabic: محمد الرطيان) is a Saudi journalist and novelist. In 1992, he started publishing in Saudi newspaper and Middle-Eastern newspapers.[1] He also worked as a journalist for the Fawasil and Qutoof Magazines, and he has writings published in several publications. Generally, he is considered a public journalist with no affiliations to any political parties.
Mohammed Alrotayyan | |
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| Born | Rafha, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, novelist, poet |
Career
editAlrotayyan has published newspaper articles, short stories and poetry in several newspapers. Currently, he publishes daily articles for the Saudi newspaper Al-Madina.
Alrotayyan was Saudi Arabia's representative in the Eighth Middle Eastern Festival for Poetry and Fiction. His name was listed as the best writer and poet in a survey conducted by the Kuwaiti Al-Mokhtalif magazine. Similarly, he appeared in Forbes as one of the 100 most influential Arabs.[citation needed] In 2018 rankings of Thought Leaders in the Arab world, Alrotayyan was on top of the list, which includes 112 figures.[2][3]
His short story Halil (Arabic: هليل) won him first place in the short story competition. In addition to that, his novel What's Left of Mohammad al-Touban's Papers (Arabic: ما تبقى من أوراق محمد الطوبان) won the Novel of the Year reward in 2010.[4]
Works
editBooks
- Book! (original title: Kitab!), 2008
- A Third Try (original title: Al-Mohawalah Al-Thalitha), 2011
- Comandments (original title: Wasayah), 2012
- Songs of the Blue Bird (original title: Aghani Al-Ousfor Al-Azraq), 2014
- Roznama, 2017
- Dao-daa, to be published
Novels
- What’s Left of Mohammad Al-Touban’s Papers (original title: Ma Tabaka min Awrak Mohammad Al-Touban), 2009
Poetry
Alrotayyan was invited to read his poems in many festivals, including:
- Al-Janadriyah National Festival
- Al-Qareen
- Al-Babteen
- Hala February
- The Saud bin-Bandr I Festival
- Jeddah 2000
References
edit- ^ "محمد الرطيان – البيان". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ جدة, حسين الرابغي- (7 July 2011). ""فوربس" تختار كاتب "المدينة" محمد الرطيان ضمن 100 شخصية عربية أكثر تأثيرًا على "تويتر"". جريدة المدينة (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Intellectuals Finally Eclipse Religious Figures in GDI's Arab World Thought Leaders Rankings". رصيف 22. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "ما لا تعرفه عن محمد الرطيان .. من هو؟ سيرته الذاتية، إنجازاته وأقواله، معلومات عن محمد الرطيان". 23 December 2019. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.