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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Riyad Seif, whose full name at birth
was Riyad Odeh Abd al-Qadir Jamous (January 4, 1949 in Tulkarem), is a
Palestinian screenwriter, playwright, and poet. He holds Jordanian nationality.
He wrote more than 40 television series, most notably the series The Invasion
and the Falcon Wedding series, and he has books for children and many plays.
2008 Global Emmy Award Winner.
his biography
Riyad Odeh Abdul Qadir Jamous was
born in Tulkarm on January 4, 1942. He graduated from high school in Zarqa,
Jordan in 1968, and obtained a BA in Economics from the University of Jordan in
1972. He worked as an accountant in the Labor Secretariat from 1973 until 1979
in Libya, then continued his work in Jordan, then an auditor in the Arab
Company for Pharmaceutical Industries in Amman from 1979 to 1995. He also
worked as a director of Al-Istiklal TV in Ramallah from 2000 to 2010. He is a
member of the Jordanian Writers Association.
His writings
He has written more than 40
television series, the most famous of which are Bitter Dirt, The Falcon's
Wedding, Al-Ightiyaha, and Jerusalem Gate.
Among his poetry collections:
My Lady of the Land, My Master of
the Homeland, 1989.
The story of the Palestinian boy,
Tareq Al-Kanaan, a poetic story, 1988.
Shadi paints a picture of his
homeland, a poetic tale, 1988.
From his plays:
green blue.
The Tramps Revolution.
Iridescent dreams.
Who wrote it for children:
The wooden rakaa.
Shady and the moon.
Sinbad's return.
From his novels:
The Bitter Soil, 1990.
Achievements and Awards
his prizes
1997: Best Show and Best Script
Award at the Fifth Jordanian Theater Festival for his play Blue and Green.
1999: Golden Award in Arab Drama at
the Tunis Festival for the Falcon Wedding series.
2008: Emmy Award for the series “The
Invasion” he wrote, which is the first Arab work to receive this award in the
history of Arab drama.
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