Noureddine Sammoud
Tunisian poet and academic (1932–2022)
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Noureddine Sammoud (Arabic: نور الدين صمود; 1932 – 11 January 2022) was a Tunisian poet and academic.
Noureddine Sammoud | |
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نور الدين صمود | |
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| Born | 1932 |
| Died | 11 January 2022 (aged 89) Kelibia, Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia |
| Other name | Nūr al-Dīn Ṣammūd |
| Occupation | Poet |
Life and career
Born in Kelibia, Sammoud studied at the Al-Zaytuna Mosque and at the Cairo University, before getting a master's degree in literature at the Lebanese University in 1959.[1] He started his poetic production in 1953,[2] and took part in several national and international literary festivals.[1][3] His poetry collections, which are generally linked to the Neo-romanticism, were translated in various foreign languages and spanned different styles.[3] During his life he received numerous awards, including the National Merit Award in 1970 and the prize of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in 1982.[1][3]
He often collaborated with radio as a host and a writer, and was a professor of literature at the Higher Institute of Theology (a department of the University of Ez-Zitouna) and later at the Higher Institute of Music of Tunisia (ISMT).[3] His poetries have often been put to music by prominent artists such as Slah Mosbah and Ali Riahi.[3] Sammoud died in Kelibia on 11 January 2022, at the age of 89.[1]
