Abu Salma
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi عبد الكريم الكرمي | |
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Born | 1909 |
Died | 11 October 1980 United States | (aged 70–71)
Occupation | Poet, Writer, Politician |
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Arabic: عبد الكريم الكرمي), (1909–11 October 1980), known as Abu Salma (أبو سلمى), was a famous Palestinian poet was born in Tulkarm, and they were a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization.[1]
Biography[]
Abu Salma was born in Tulkarm, in West Bank.[2] He studied law and worked in Haifa in Mandatory Palestine until April 1948. He then moved briefly to Acre and then to Damascus.[3] He was a friend of Ibrahim Touqan. Abd al-Karim al-Karmi is the brother of the famous linguist and broadcaster Hasan Karmi.
Awards[]
Abu Salma was awarded The Lotus International Reward for Literature in 1978 by The Association of Asian and African Writers.[4]
Death[]
He died on 11 October 1980 in the United States.
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Categories:
- 1909 births
- 1980 deaths
- Palestinian male poets
- People from Tulkarm
- Palestinian refugees
- 20th-century Palestinian poets
- 20th-century male writers
- Palestinian jurists
- Palestine Liberation Organization members