Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani
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Ahmad Meshari al-Adwani (1923 in Kuwait — 17 June 1990) was a poet and teacher who wrote the lyrics of the national anthem of Kuwait, Al-Nasheed Al-Watani.
In 1938, he graduated from the "al-Mubarakiyah" Secondary School, Kuwait. In 1939 he travelled to Cairo, Egypt, and was admitted into the College of Arabic Language Studies at the Al-Azhar University. In 1949 he graduated from the Al-Azhar University. In 1950 Al-Adwani established the monthly magazine in Cairo, with his friend and companion, Dr. . Due to lack of funding, however, the magazine was stopped after only three issues. In 1952 he helped establish the "" magazine, published by the .
He died in 1990 at 67.
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- 1923 births
- 1990 deaths
- 20th-century Kuwaiti people
- 20th-century Kuwaiti poets
- National anthem writers
- Al-Azhar University alumni
- Kuwaiti expatriates in Egypt