Mourid Barghouti

Poet

Birthday July 8, 1944

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Bani Zeid, Palestine

DEATH DATE Feb 14, 2021 (76)

#246321 Most Popular

About

Poet and author who received the 2000 Palestine Award for Poetry and had his work translated into English and Spanish. His literary works include I Was Born There, I Was Born Here; I Saw Ramallah; A Small Sun, and Midnight and Other Poems.

Before Fame

He became a Palestinian refugee following The Six Day War in 1967. He later lived in Kuwait and Egypt.

Trivia

The Spanish translations of his works include Medianoche and He Visto Ramala.

Family Life

He married Egyptian novelist Radwa Ashour. The couple's son, Tamim Al Barghouti, also became a poet.

Associated With

He was deported from Egypt when Anwar Sadat controversially visited Israel.