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Abd al-Ghani Saeed Ali Mansour al-Karmi (born in 1906 in Tulkarm - died on February 13, 1974 in Tulkarm), Palestinian politician, writer, writer, thinker, diplomat and statesman. He is one of the most prominent Palestinian thinkers and journalists during the British Mandate period over Palestine, and one of the men of the Palestinian national movement. One of the leaders of the Palestinian Arab Communist Party, one of the founders of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and one of the most prominent personalities who worked alongside the Jordanian King Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein in the early beginnings of the establishment of the Kingdom of Jordan, and he held various positions, including Secretary-General of the Jordanian Royal Court, and Secretary-General of the Palace Royal Hashemite, an advisor to King Abdullah I, head of his office, and chief of his staff, and led the Jordanian-Israeli negotiations during the period 1948-1951, as he was the Jordanian envoy for peace during that period.
His upbringing and education
Abd al-Ghani Saeed Ali Mansour al-Karmi was born in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm in 1906. He received his education in the schools of his city, Tulkarm, and finished his secondary education with his brother Abd al-Karim al-Karmi at Maktab Anbar Secondary School in Damascus. He then entered the University of the Toilers of the East in Moscow; Where he was among the first batch of student members of the Palestinian Communist Party sent to Moscow in 1927.
his personal life
Abd al-Ghani al-Karmi lived in the city of Tulkarm in a family known for its science and literature. His father is the scientist and minister Saeed Al-Karmi, and his brothers are: the poet Abd Al-Karim Al-Karmi (Abu Salma), the writer Ahmed Shaker Al-Karmi, the linguist Hassan Al-Karmi, and the writer Mahmoud Al-Karmi. As for his grandfather, Sheikh Ali bin Mansour Al-Karmi.
his political life
At the beginning of his life, Abd al-Ghani al-Karmi became a member of the Palestinian Arab Communist Party, and in December 1926 al-Karmi was elected to lead the “First Palestinian Movement Conference” accompanied by the Lebanese Rafik Jabbour, in the presence of 85 delegates from various Arab countries.
Al-Karmi established strong relations with a large number of Arab personalities, including: Amjad Trabelsi, Izz al-Din al-Qassam, Saeed al-Afghani, Ali al-Tantawi, Anwar al-Attar, Dhafer al-Qasimi, Mutlaq Abdul-Khaleq, and others.
After Abd al-Ghani al-Karmi joined the University of the Toilers of the East in Moscow in 1927, he could not bear the lifestyle in Moscow after a short period of his stay there. He tried to return to Tulkarm, but he was unable because the officials there rejected his request. After that, he wrote a letter to the British ambassador in Moscow. In it, he asks him to give him a passport, describing his country as Palestine, which is subject to the rule of the British Mandate. Abdul Ghani left the letter on his desk and entered the bathroom, and at this moment an Egyptian colleague of his visited him, saw the message and informed the university administration, which immediately contacted the secret political police of the Soviet Union, so Karmi was arrested and sent to the Lubyanka headquarters and prison, and the secretary of the Communist Party in Lebanon and Syria learned “Fouad Al-Shamali”, who was visiting Moscow in those days, arrested Al-Karmi, and made a great effort with the officials to release him, and his efforts were crowned with success, and Abdul-Ghani returned to Tulkarem in the summer of 1930.
Abd al-Ghani al-Karmi was one of the first Palestinian writers. In 1930, he founded the Yarmouk newspaper and assumed its editor-in-chief. He also worked as editor-in-chief of the Palestinian al-Nafir newspaper. The first issue of Al-Saiqa newspaper was published on March 7, 1935.
During the period 1943-1944, Abd al-Ghani al-Karmi participated in the establishment of the National Liberation League movement in Palestine affiliated to the Palestinian Communist Party.
In 1946, Al-Karmi worked as editor-in-chief of the Palestinian daily political newspaper Al-Sha’ab, and continued to do so until 1948. At the beginning of 1948, Al-Karmi founded the Palestinian Al-Mizan newspaper and took over its editor-in-chief. It was a political, economic and social newspaper, and its first issue was published on the 23rd. February 1948.
Abdul-Ghani Al-Karmi’s multilingualism and his political and journalistic experience qualified him to join the court of King Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein. Al-Karmi participated in the establishment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and he assumed several responsibilities at the Jordanian Royal Court, including ceremonial duties, and head of media, communication and translation in the court, then King Abdul-Karim assigned him to God the First Bin Al Hussein held the position of Secretary General of the Royal Court, Secretary General of the Hashemite Royal Palace, Special Adviser to the King, Head of his Office, and Chief of Staff. Al Karmi also led the Jordanian-Israeli negotiations during the period 1948-1951 commissioned by King Abdullah I. Peace to the countries of the world during that period.
His writings
Abd al-Ghani al-Karmi has a number of books on politics, literature and poetry. Among his books are:
Surprises of a lifetime and other stories, published by Amman Press, the Jordanian capital.
"Abu Tammam...in his style is a school that has followers," Jordan.
"The World Historian Arnold Toynbee", 1967, Jordan.
“Ali bin Jirjis: The Poet Whose Tongue Killed Him,” 1968, Jordan.
his languages
Abdul Ghani Al Karmi is fluent in a number of world languages, most notably English, Russian and French.
his death
Abdul Ghani Al-Karmi died in the city of Tulkarem on February 13, 1974, after a struggle with illness.
Achievements and Awards
decorations
On September 8, 1950, King Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein Abdul-Ghani Al-Karmi awarded the Jordanian Order of Independence, the highest and highest honor at the time, in appreciation of his diplomatic and political career.
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