Noureddine Sammoud ( ar, نور الدين صمود; 1932 – 11 January 2022) was a Tunisian poet and academic.

Life and career

Born in

Kelibia Kelibia (Kélibia) ( ar, قليبية, link=no '), often referred to as Klibia or Gallipia by European writers, is a coastal town on the Cap Bon peninsula, Nabeul Governorate in the far north-eastern part of Tunisia. Its sand beaches are consider ...

, Sammoud studied at the

Al-Zaytuna Mosque Al-Zaytuna Mosque, also known as Ez-Zitouna Mosque, and El-Zituna Mosque ( ar, جامع الزيتونة, literally meaning ''the Mosque of Olive''), is a major mosque at the center of the Medina of Tunis in Tunis, Tunisia. The mosque is the o ...

and at the

Cairo University Cairo University ( ar, جامعة القاهرة, Jāmi‘a al-Qāhira), also known as the Egyptian University from 1908 to 1940, and King Fuad I University and Fu'ād al-Awwal University from 1940 to 1952, is Egypt's premier public university ...

, before getting a master's degree in literature at the Lebanese University in 1959. He started his poetic production in 1953, and took part in several national and international literary festivals. His poetry collections, which are generally linked to the Neo-romanticism, were translated in various foreign languages and spanned different styles. During his life he received numerous awards, including the National Merit Award in 1970 and the prize of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in 1982. He often collaborated with radio as a host and a writer, and was a professor of literature at the Higher Institute of Theology (a department of the

University of Ez-Zitouna Ez-Zitouna University ( ar, جامعة الزيتونة, french: Université Ez-Zitouna) is a public ancient university in Tunis, Tunisia. The university originates in the Al-Zaytuna Mosque, founded at the end of the 7th century or in the early 8 ...

) and later at the (ISMT). His poetries have often been put to music by prominent artists such as and Ali Riahi. Sammoud died in Kelibia on 11 January 2022, at the age of 89.

References

1932 births 2022 deaths People from Nabeul Governorate Tunisian poets University of Ez-Zitouna faculty Cairo University alumni Lebanese University alumni {{Tunisia-bio-stub