Mohammad Ahmad Mohammad Al Murr Al Falasi (born 1955 in

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) is a

short-story A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...

writer from the

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. He has published over 15 volumes of short stories and has had two collections translated into English: ''Dubai Tales'' and ''The Wink of the Mona Lisa''. Al Murr graduated from

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in the United States, and has been a member of a number of UAE academic institutions and councils. He is the head of the Dubai Cultural Council, recently reorganized as the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority. In 2011 Al Murr was appointed to the

Federal National Council The Federal National Council (FNC) ( ar, المجلس الوطني الإتحادي, ''al-Majlis al-Watani al-Ittihadi'') of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an advisory quasi-parliamentary body in the UAE. The FNC consists of 40 members. Twen ...

's 15th Chapter as a representative of the

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, and elected uncontested as Speaker. He served as the speaker from 2011 to 2015.

References

External links

arabdecision.orgmini biobanipal.co.uk
Speakers of the Federal National Council 1955 births Living people Emirati short story writers People from Dubai Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni {{UnitedArabEmirates-writer-stub