• 16 Sep, 2021

Birth and Death: • Born on July 1, 1895, in Syria • Died on September 20, 1959, in Damascus, Syria Literary and Scholarly Standing: • Considered one of the great poets of the Levant, nicknamed “The Singing Nightingale of the Levant” • Author of the Syrian national anthem “Humat al-Diyar” • Second president of the Arab Scientific Academy in Damascus, member of the Arabic Language Academy in Damascus, Cairo, and Baghdad • Known for editing and verifying the diwans of several classical poets such as Ibn ‘Unayn and Ali ibn al-Jahm Political Positions: • Assumed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Syria • Held the position of Minister of Education several times • Worked in diplomacy • Combined interest in political, literary, and scholarly work