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Abdullah al-Zayid

Bahraini writer, journalist and poet · Writers · Lived 1899 to 1945 · aged 46

Abdullah bin Ali bin Jabber Al Zayed was a Bahraini dramatist, poet, and journalist. He was born in Muharraq, the son of a pearl merchant who plied the Persian Gulf. Al Zayed attended the school run by Sheikh Muhammad Saleh Yusuf, a graduate of Al-Azhar University.

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Although Al Zayed succeeded his father in the pearl trade, he remained in touch with the country's scholars and authors. Exiled politically to India from 1929 to 1932, he established the first modern printing press in the Gulf States and founded a cultural club in his hometown. In 1939, Al Zayed founded the newspaper Bahrain, which lasted for six years. He wrote stories and plays as well. Mubarak Al Khater compiled, edited, and published Al Zayed's works in 1996.

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Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1945 · aged 46