Biography
Taha Hussein (Egyptian Arabic: [ˈtˤɑːhɑ ħ(e)ˈseːn], Arabic: طه حسين; November 15, 1889 – October 28, 1973) was one of the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a figurehead for the Arab Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Arab world. His sobriquet was "The Dean of Arabic Literature" (Arabic: عميد الأدب العربي).
He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twenty-one times.
Filmography
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Writer 3
Movies 2
TV Shows 1
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1989-11-24
Deathday1973-10-28 (-17 years old)
Birth PlaceMinya Governorate, Egypt
ReligionIslam
CitizenshipsRepublic of Egypt, Sultanate of Egypt, United Arab Republic, Kingdom of Egypt, Ottoman Empire, Egypt
Also Known AsTaha Hussein, طه حسين
Awardshonorary doctor of the University of Palermo, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile, honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise, Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Cedar, Order of Civil Merit (Syria), Order of Merit, Order of the Republic (Tunisia), United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
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