Muhammad Harithi

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Born
Mohammad Ahmad Abdullah Al-Harithi

1962 (1962)
Died27 May 2018(2018-05-27) (aged 55–56)
Muscat, Oman
Occupations
  • Poet
  • writer
Mohammad Al-Harithi
Born
Mohammad Ahmad Abdullah Al-Harithi

1962 (1962)
Died27 May 2018(2018-05-27) (aged 55–56)
Muscat, Oman
EducationQatar University
Occupations
  • Poet
  • writer

Mohammad Ahmad Abdullah Al-Harithi (1962 – 27 May 2018) was an Omani poet and writer.

Al-Harithi was born in Al Mudharib in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in 1962 (1381 AH). He obtained a bachelor's degree in geology and marine sciences from Qatar University in 1986.

Career

He first published his poetry in some Arab periodicals, such as Al-Karmel and Mawaqif. He has several collections of poetry and is considered a pioneer in travel literature in Oman.[1][2]

Al-Harithi worked at the Center for Marine and Fisheries sciences from 1987 to 1990, traveling between Morocco and Oman. In addition to vertical poetry and prose poems, he wrote literary articles, published first in Arab periodicals such as Al Karmel and Mawaqif.

Death

Al-Harithi died at dawn on 27 May 2018 (13 Ramadan 1439) in Muscat after a struggle with illness at the age of 56.[3]

List of awards

  • 2003: Ibn Battuta Prize for Travel Literature in its first session.[1]
  • 2014: Outstanding Cultural Achievement Award in the Sultanate of Oman.[1]

List of poems

List of books

References

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