Abd al-Salam al-Ujayli ( ar, عَبْد السَّلَام الْعُجَيْلِيّ ; 1918 – April 5, 2006
) was a
Syrian doctor, novelist and politician.
Life
Born in
Raqqa
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, Syria, he taught in various Syrian universities such as the
Aleppo University
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During 20 ...
and
Damascus University
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. He was elected deputy of Raqqa in 1947. Took a number of ministerial posts in the ministries of culture and foreign affairs and information in 1962, is one of the most important media story and the novel exhibition in Syria and the Arab world, has issued his first narrative work in 1948 .
Ujayli entered into and served in the government of Syria from 1947 to 1962. He served in the foreign, culture and information branches.
Ujayli had 40 books published. Among his best known works are ''
Basima Between Tears'', ''
Hearts On Wires'', ''
The Obscure'', ''
Unknown on the Road'', and ''
Land of the Lords''.
Works
*''The Lieutenant's Watch'' (ساعة الملازم, ''Sā'at al-mulāzim'', 1951)
*''Lanterns of Seville'' (قناديل اشبيل, ''Qanādil Išbīliyya'', 1954)
*''Basima Between Tears'' (باسمة بين الدموع, ''Bāsima bayn al-dumū'', 1958)
*''The Traitor'' (الخائن, ''al-Khā'in'', 1960)
*''Unknown on the Road'' (مجهولة على الطريق, ''Majhūlat 'alà-l-ṭarīq, 1997)
*''
Hearts on Wires (قلوب على الأسلاك, Qulub ealaa al'aslak, 1974)''
Notes
See also
* ''
Hearts on Wires''
References
External links
'Abd al-Salam al-'Ujayli: BiographyDiwan al-Arab
1918 births
2006 deaths
People from Raqqa Governorate
Syrian novelists
20th-century novelists
Syrian physicians
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