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- Country of residence: Jordan
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Abdullah Hussein Mansour Saidan, commonly known as Abdullah Mansour or Abdullah Saidan (November 17, 1942 - November 28, 2015), was a Jordanian-Palestinian poet and media professional. He was born in Al-Mansi, from the Haifa district of Mandate Palestine. He obtained a BA in Arabic literature from Beirut Arab University, a higher diploma in media from the University of Jordan, and a MA in Arabic literature from Punjab University. He continued his studies in television and film directing in the Netherlands. He worked as a teacher for a while, then entered the media in its various fields. He was appointed as a cultural attaché at the Jordanian Embassy in Pakistan. He has many books of poetry, a children's play, and several novels, and he has some books on literary criticism. He died in Sahab and was buried there.
his biography
Abdullah Hussein Mansour Al-Musa Saedan was born on November 17, 1942 / Dhu al-Qi’dah 9, 1361 in the village of Al-Mansi in the Haifa District of Mandate Palestine. He obtained a BA in Arabic literature from Beirut Arab University, a higher diploma in media from the University of Jordan, and a MA in Arabic literature from Punjab University, and traveled on a mission to the Netherlands to study television and film directing at the RN T C Institute.
He worked as an inspector for educational media in Saudi Arabia until 1970, then on Jordanian TV, as a producer and presenter of cultural programs, as a TV director. In 1982, he worked at the University of Jordan as head of the Publications Department, and the editor-in-chief of “Sourt Al-Talaba” newspaper, and the University’s Sons magazine for four years. Then he was appointed as a cultural attaché at the Jordanian Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan from 1988 to 1990. Then he moved as Director of the Directorate of Cultural Relations at the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education from 1986 to 1988.
He worked for Jordan TV from 1970 to 1982 as a literary text writer, commentary writer on documentaries, and a producer, presenter and director of documentaries, cultural and educational programmes.
Abdullah Mansour was a member of the Jordanian Writers Association, the General Union of Arab Writers and Writers, the Jordanian Higher National Committee for the Educational Conference, the Jordanian Higher National Commission for Education, Culture and Science (UNESCO), and the Jordanian Plastic Artists Association. And he was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the Doaa Party.
Abdullah Mansour died on November 28, 2015 / Safar 16, 1437, and his funeral was held on November 30 in Sahab. On February 22, 2016, the Literary Criticism Committee of the Jordanian Writers Association organized a memorial ceremony for him on the occasion of the forty days of his passing.
His writings
He has written political articles in the Jordanian newspaper "Al-Rai" and "Al-Dustour" in the two columns "Free Views" and "With Life and People".
Among his poetry collections:
Tomorrow is my travels, 1970
"Mawaweel for Love and War", 1973
Leaving the Forgotten Sidewalks, 1977
Palestinian Pains, 1980
"Love Befits Haifa", 1983
"Hymns to a Woman of Twilight", 1986
"The Moon Assassination Quartet", 1986
"Birds of the Sun", 1992
Complete Works, Part One: 1995, Part Two: 2009
"Mirrors of the Soul", 1995
"Reading Thirst", 1997
“A Homeland, a Stone and a Bath,” 2003
From the harvest of a lifetime, 2006
"Windows on all four sides", 2006
Among his plays:
“The gazelle is alcohol”, a joint play for children, 1986
"Something of Anger", 1983
Among his literary criticisms:
“Arab Innovators: Doors to Critical Visions”, 1997
"The Reality of Modern Poetry in Jordan", 1998
The Jordanian Novel (Language, Structure, Content), 1999
«Image of the Woman in the Poetry of Abd al-Rahim Omar», 2000
From his novels:
"Leave Away...", 2000
"The Time That Flee", 2001
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