Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh
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Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh | |
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إبراهيم محمد صالح | |
 Abo Arab in Ramallah, 8 May 2011 | |
| Born | Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh 1931 |
| Died | 2 March 2014 (aged 82–83) Homs, Syria |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Poet |
Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh, commonly known as Abu Arab, nicknamed Poet of the Palestinian revolution,[1] (1931 – 2 March 2014) was a Palestinian artist and poet. He was born in Al-Shajara during the British mandate in Palestine. He lived in exile for 63 years before returning to his homeland in 2011 to participate in a cultural festival.[2] He and his family was forced to flee during the Nakba to Syria where they ended up in Homs.[2] Saleh lost his father in 1948 and his son in the 1982 Lebanon War.[3]