Sami Mahdi
Appearance
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Native name | سامي مهدي |
Born | 1940 Baghdad |
Died | 2022 |
Occupation | Poet, writer |
Nationality | Iraq |
Sami Mahdi Abbas (1940 – September 1, 2022)[1] was an Iraqi writer and poet.[2]
Life
[edit]Sami Mahdi was born in Baghdad, studied at the College of Arts at the University of Baghdad, where he specialized in economics. He served as the director general of the Department of Cultural Affairs at the Ministry of Culture and Information , and also held the position of Director General of Radio and Television. He was the editor-in-chief of several newspapers and magazines, including Al-Muthaqqaf Al-Arabi, Al-Aqlam, Alif Ba , and Al-Jumhuriya.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "The death of Iraqi poet and critic Sami Mahdi". www.nasnews.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ Kamil Salman Al-Jabburi (2003). معجم الأدباء من العصر الجاهلي حتى سنة 2002م (in Arabic). Vol. 3. Beirut: Dar Al-Kotob Al-Ilmiyah. p. 14. ISBN 978-2-7451-3694-7. OCLC 54614801. OL 21012293M. Wikidata Q111309344.
- ^ "أحد رموز جيل الستينيات.. وفاة الشاعر والأديب العراقي سامي مهدي". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-10-28.