Ahmad Harb
Palestinian novelist (1951–2025)
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Ahmad Harb (Arabic: أحمد حرب, romanized: Aḥmad Ḥarb; 25 November 1951 – 7 February 2025)[1] was a Palestinian writer and novelist. He was the chairman of the judging committee for the State of Palestine Awards in Literature, Arts and Humanities for the year 2019.[2]
Born25 November 1951
Ad-Dhahiriya, Hebron Governorate, Palestine
Died7 February 2025 (aged 73)
OccupationsWriter and novelist
Ahmad Harb | |
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أحمد حرب | |
Harb in 2023 | |
| Born | 25 November 1951 Ad-Dhahiriya, Hebron Governorate, Palestine |
| Died | 7 February 2025 (aged 73) |
| Occupations | Writer and novelist |
Biography
Harb was born in Ad-Dhahiriya, Hebron Governorate, Palestine, on 25 November 1951. He was educated at University of Jordan, where he was awarded a Bachelor of English literature in 1974. He then obtained master's and PhD from University of Iowa. He worked at Birzeit University in 1987 and The Independent Commission for Human Rights in 2006.[3]