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Sabah Qabbani
Sabah Qabbani ( ar, صباح قبّاني; June 5, 1928 – January 1, 2015) was appointed ambassador of Syria to the United States by President Hafez Al-Asad in 1974. The post had been vacant since 1967 when diplomatic relations between Syria and the United States were severed following the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Prior to his posting in Washington, D.C. he was Syria’s envoy to Indonesia and Syria's consul in New York. Background Qabbani received a degree in law from Damascus University in 1949 and a PhD in International Law from Paris-Sorbonne University in Paris in 1952. Moubayed, Sami; Steel & silk: men and women who shaped Syria 1900–2000, p. 417 After returning to Syria, he joined the Ministry of Culture and became director of the Syrian Radio programs in 1953. He helped promote Arab stars such as Abdel Halim Hafez and Doreid Lahham. Then on July 23, 1960, Qabbani became the director of Syrian Television during the Egyptian-Syrian union. In 1962, Qabbani joined the Mi ...
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Omar Abu-Riche
Omar Abu-Riche ( ar, عمر أبو ريشة, 10 April 1910 – 15 July 1990) was an influential Syrian poet known for his pioneering works. Biography Abu-Riche was born into a wealthy literary family in Manbij, near Aleppo. He received his educational upbringing in Syria and continued his tertiary studies at the University of Damascus. He also studied at the American University in Beirut in 1931 and later read chemistry at the University of Manchester but returned to Syria in 1932. While initially a fan of Abbasid poetry, he later looked for more independent voices in poetry and considered Shakespeare's ''Venus and Adonis'' to be the greatest love poem ever written. His favorite poets were Charles Baudelaire and Edgar Allan Poe. He wrote the poem, "Khatam-ul-Hub" (The End of Love) and produced literary works and attended to his duties as Librarian of Aleppo, Syria. In 1949, the Syrian government appointed him ambassador to Brazil. As a diplomat until 1964, he was ambassador to ...
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American University Of Beirut
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People From Damascus
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Damascus University Alumni
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Ambassadors Of Syria To The United States
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Abu Khalil Qabbani
Abu Khalil Qabbani ( ar, أبو خليل القباني / ALA-LC: ''Abū Khalīl al-Qabbānī''; 1835–1902) was a Syrian playwright and composer of Turkish origin. He is considered to be the founder of the short musical play (similar to an operetta) in Arabic theatre. His play ''Abu al-Hassan al-Mughaffal'' caused a wave of protest as a result of his mockery of Caliph Harun al-Rashid. He used to give female roles in his plays to younger boys with high pitched voices because women were not allowed to act in theatre, this enraged religious figured who sent a delegation to complain to the caliph and this ended with a decree by the Ottoman government to close his theatre, the only Avant Garde theatre in the region, and prevent theatrical performances in Syria. After that, Qabbani left for Egypt and produced his plays there until 1900. He returned to Syria and died two years later in 1902. He dreamt of establishing a Broadway district in Damascus, He is considered the "Father of S ...
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Said Al-Ghazzi
Said Al-Ghazzi ( ar, سعيد الغزي; 11 June 1893 ‎ – 18 September 1967) was a Syrian lawyer, politician and two time prime minister of Syria. He was born in Damascus. Early life Said belonged to the prominent al-Ghazzi family, which was established in Damascus since the 14th century and which historically provided the leadership of the Shafi'i madhhab (school of law) and produced dozens of noted scholars over the centuries. In the late 19th and early 20th century members of the family consistently held a seat in the municipal council and became increasingly involved in politics. Sa'id's great-grandfather Umar was the mufti of the Shafi'is and was considered by a biographer to be the most preeminent of the notables of Damascus in his lifetime. He was implicated in the 1860 massacres of Christians in the city and imprisoned in Cyprus where he died the following year. Sa'id's eponymous grandfather voluntarily accompanied his father Umar but nothing more is heard of hi ...
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