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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Hassan Saeed Ali Mansour Al-Karmi (whose nickname is Abu Ziyad ) ( 1905 - May 5, 2007 AD ), is a Palestinian linguist , writer , and media personality . He was born in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm . He is the author of a collection of linguistic and literary works, and one of the most famous BBC radio broadcasters. And the owner of the “ Say on Say ” program.
Personal life
Al Karmi family tree, Hassan appears in the middle of the third row with three sons.
Hassan Saeed Ali Mansour Al-Karmi was born in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm at the end of June /beginning of July 1905 AD.
His father is the scholar and minister Saeed Al-Karmi , and his brothers are: the poet Abdul Karim Al-Karmi (Abu Salma) , the politician Abdul Ghani Al-Karmi , the writer Ahmed Shaker Al-Karmi , and the writer Mahmoud Al-Karmi . As for his grandfather, he is Sheikh Ali bin Mansour Al-Karmi.
Hassan Al-Karmi married a Syrian woman named Amina, with whom he had a son, Ziad Al-Karmi, and two daughters: Siham Al-Karmi and Ghada Karmi .
His studies
He received his primary and preparatory education in the schools of his city of Tulkarm . He also received his secondary education in the Anbar office in Damascus , then he joined the English College in Jerusalem in 1925 AD .
His professional life
Teaching work
Hassan Al-Karmi worked as a teacher of English and mathematics in a number of schools, then in 1934 he worked as a teacher at the Arab College in Jerusalem. After that, he joined the University of London , where he specialized in the principles of education and educational statistics during the period 1937 - 1938. After his return to Palestine , he moved to administration. Palestinian acquaintances with the rank of Assistant Inspector.
Work at BBC Radio
After the end of the British Mandate over Palestine in 1948 , Al-Karmi joined the Arabic department at BBC Radio in London . He worked on the radio as a language monitor and prepared a series of lessons to teach English on the radio.
He also prepared and presented his program “Say upon Say,” which he continued to present for 33 consecutive years. The materials of this program were published in more than thirteen volumes, and the idea of the program was based on poetic culture, where Al-Karmi reviews the verses of poetry, their owners, and the occasions in which they were said. In it and other things, the program received great follow-up around the world, and questions came to Al-Karmi from Arab and non-Arab countries.
His relations with Arab leaders
Al-Karmi has strong friendly relations with Arab leaders, including Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser , King of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud , President of the United Arab Emirates Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba , King of Libya Idris Al-Senussi , and Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr , and King Mohammed V of Morocco .
During Al-Karmi’s visit to Libya , he met with King Al-Senussi , and asked him to answer a line of poetry. Sheikh Zayed also disagreed with a minister of his about a line of poetry, so he wrote to Hassan Al-Karmi to decide between them.
Al-Karmi visited Sudan and met with President Ismail Al-Azhari . He also visited Ghana and met with President Kwame Nkrumah .
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser was listening to the program and was constantly wondering why the program was issued on a foreign radio instead of an Arab radio, so Abdel Nasser assigned the Egyptian Minister of Culture to work on trying to publish the program from Egypt , but that did not happen.
His works
His linguistic and literary works
“Al-Manar Dictionary” ( English / Arabic ), and three editions were issued: the first in 1971 AD [9], the second in 1977 AD, and the third in 1987 AD.
The “Al-Mughni Dictionaries” series is bilingual ( English / Arabic ) and ( Arabic / English ), which are: “Al-Mughni Al-Akbar,” “Al-Waseet,” and “Al-Wajeez.”
An Arabic dictionary called “The Guide to the Language of the Arabs,” published in four volumes in 1991 and 1992 by Lebanon Publishing House in Beirut.
“The class of jurists.”
Volumes of “ Say upon Say .”
“Hassan Al Karmi’s Memoirs.”
In addition to his translation of many books into English, including “The Misers” by Al-Jahiz, he has articles and books on education, reforming the Arabic dictionary in English and Arabic , and others.
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