Maha Bayraqdar

Maha Bayrakdar Al-Khal was a Syrian-Lebanese poet and artist. Bayrakdar sketched and wrote poetry from an early age. She completed fine arts studies in her native Damascus before obtaining a business administration degree at LMU Munich in Germany. In 1967, she won the Miss Syria beauty pageant. In 1970, Bayrakdar married the Syrian-Lebanese poet Yusuf al-Khal and had two children with him: Ward and Youssef, both of whom are acclaimed actors in the Middle East.