Abd al-Salam al-Ujayli
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (January 2022) |
Abdul Salam al-Ujaylī | |
|---|---|
| عَبْد السَّلَام الْعُجَيْلِيّ | |
 | |
| Born | 1918 Raqqa, Syria |
| Died | April 5, 2006 (aged 87–88) Raqqa, Syria |
| Occupation(s) | Doctor, novelist, politician |
Abd al-Salam al-Ujayli (Arabic: عَبْد السَّلَام الْعُجَيْلِيّ ALA-LC: ʻAbd al-Salām al-ʻUjaylī;[a] 1918 – April 5, 2006[1]) was a Syrian doctor, novelist and politician.
Life
[edit]Born in Raqqa, Syria, he taught in various Syrian universities such as the Aleppo University and Damascus University. He was elected deputy of Raqqa in 1947. Took a number of ministerial posts in the ministries of culture and foreign affairs and information in 1962, is one of the most important media story[neutrality is disputed] and the novel exhibition in Syria and the Arab world, has issued his first narrative work in 1948 .
Ujayli entered into and served in the government of Syria from 1947 to 1962. He served in the foreign, culture and information branches.
Ujayli had 40 books published. Among his best known works are Basima Between Tears, Hearts On Wires, The Obscure, Unknown on the Road, and Land of the Lords.
Works
[edit]- The Lieutenant's Watch (ساعة الملازم, Sā'at al-mulāzim, 1951)
- Lanterns of Seville (قناديل اشبيل, Qanādil Išbīliyya, 1954)
- Basima Between Tears (باسمة بين الدموع, Bāsima bayn al-dumū, 1958)
- The Traitor (الخائن, al-Khā'in, 1960)
- Unknown on the Road (مجهولة على الطريق, Majhūlat 'alà-l-ṭarīq, 1997)
- Hearts on Wires (قلوب على الأسلاك, Qulub ealaa al'aslak, 1974)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Also variously rendered in English as Abdul Salam Ojeili/Ujaily.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Abdel Salam al-Ujayli, écrivain syrien". Le Monde (in French). 2006-04-07.
External links
[edit]- (in Arabic) 'Abd al-Salam al-'Ujayli: Biography Diwan al-Arab
- New York Times article after death
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| Other | |
  | This article about a Syrian politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a Syrian writer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1918 births
- 2006 deaths
- People from Raqqa Governorate
- Syrian novelists
- 20th-century novelists
- Syrian physicians
- Damascus University alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Aleppo
- Academic staff of Damascus University
- Ministers of culture of Syria
- Foreign ministers of Syria
- Ministers of information of Syria
- Syrian politician stubs
- Syrian writer stubs