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Mahmud Arif was born on 1909 in Jedda, Hejaz vilayet, Ottoman Empire, is a Saudi Arabian poet. Discover Mahmud Arif's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?

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Occupation * poet * journalist * official
Age 92 years old
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Born 1909, 1909
Birthday 1909
Birthplace Jedda, Hejaz vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Date of death 2001
Died Place Jedda, Saudi Arabia
Nationality Oman

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1909

Mahmud Abd al-Khayr Āl Arif was born in Jeddah in 1909.

An Afro-Saudi, as a child, he joined the Al-Azim kuttab, then Al Falah School, where he studied under several famous teachers, including: Muhammad Husayn Awwad, Hussain Qattar, Mustafa Nilawi, Muhammad al-Mazruqi and Abd al-Wahhab Nashar.

Among his colleagues at the school were: Ahmad Qandil, Salem Ashraf, Abbas Halawani and others.

After graduating he worked as a teacher in Al-Falah School for seven years, then moved to government jobs and worked in various office and administrative support occupations.

He worked in as editor, copy typist and lawyer in the Civil Endowments Department of the Sharia judiciary, director of passports and government residency and finally moved to the accounting department in Al-Kandasah, the agency specialized in desalinating sea water in Jeddah.

1963

In 1963, appointed as editor-in-chief of Okaz newspaper for a year at the beginning of the new system for journalistic institutions in Saudi Arabia.

In 1963, appointed as editor-in-chief of Okaz newspaper for a year at the beginning of the new system for journalistic institutions in Saudi Arabia.

1975

He is one of the founding members of the Jeddah Society of Culture and Arts in 1975.

As a poet, he published many collections of poetry and several other prose books.

He is one of the founding members of the Jeddah Society of Culture and Arts in 1975.

He also entered the sport as he co-founded Al Ahli Saudi FC in Jeddah with Omar Shams and Hassan Shams, and later left them to devote himself to his favorite team Al-Ittihad Club.

He is best known as a sentimental poet and "a lover of beauty", he also wrote political poetry.

Mahmud Arif belongs to the second generation of 20th-century Saudi Arabian poets.

In some respects, his experience was romantic.

He did not deviate in his poetry from the traditional Al-Khalili Arabic prosody; classic in terms of form, but its language is modern, dominated by his vision of public issues, occasions, social and historical transformations.

According to Hasan Al-Ni'mi, "He is one of the romantic poets who delve into the ego and his past, convinced of the badness of the outside world and its inadequacy for life... He is one of the romantic poets who dive into the pain and misery of the ego, convinced of the badness of the outside world and its inadequacy for life...who makes his poetry a permanent nostalgia for the world of salvation from evils and sins."

1978

He was chosen a member of the Consultative Assembly until his retirement in 1978.

A member of the Jeddah Municipality, he was also chosen a member of the Consultative Assembly until his retirement in 1978.

He published many collections from 1978, most of them were collected in a two-volume book entitled The Night Hymns (ترانيم الليل) in 1984.

He also wrote several prose books.

Mahmud Arif parents died when he was young, a maternal aunt became his legal guardian.

He married at a late age and had three daughters and three sons.

His wife died before him.

2001

Mahmud Abd al-Khayr Al Arif (محمود عارف; 1909 – 1 March 2001), commonly known as Mahmud Arif, was a Saudi Arabian poet.

He was born in Old Jedda, Hejaz.

After studying in Kuttab for three years, he joined Al Falah School and graduated.

He worked as a teacher there for seven years, then moved to government jobs and worked in various office and administrative support occupations, such as: editor, copy typist and lawyer in the Civil Endowments Department of the Sharia judiciary, director of passports and government residency and finally moved to the accounting department.

He died on 22 February 2001 or 1 March in Jeddah at the age of 92.

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