Yemeni novelist and writer
Marwan al-Ghafory |
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Marwan al-Ghafory on 15 February 2015 |
Born | 1980 (age 43–44)
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Occupation(s) | Novelist, writer, cardiologist |
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Marwan Ahmed al-Ghafory (Arabic: مروان الغفوري, born in 1980) is a Yemeni novelist, writer and cardiologist.[1] He has been based in Germany since 2011.[2][3] He has published many literary books and was awarded Sharjah Prize for Arab Creativity for his poetry work entitled, Layal, (Nights), in 2005.[4] He is known for his political articles.[5][6][2]
Early life and education
Al-Ghafory was born in 1980 in Taiz Governorate.[7] Marwan grew up and studied his basic education in Taiz, Yemen. In 1998 Marwan got a scholarship from the government to pursue higher studies in Egypt. He obtained a bachelor in medicine from Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine in 2006. Then he received a master in Cardiovascular Medicine from Cairo University in 2009.[1][2] Marwan left to Germany in 2011 and obtained a certificate of specialization in 2016. He has been working there as cardiologist since then.[8] He also writes in many local and international newspapers.[1][3]
Publications
Poetry
Novels
- Waiting for the Prophecy of Yathrib, 2006[7]
- Code Blue, 2008[9]
- Al-Khazraji, 2013[10]
- Jada’eel Saada, 2014[11]
- Taghribet Mansour Al-Araj, 2015.[12]
Awards
- Sharjah Prize for Arab Creativity for his poetry work, Layal, (Nights), 2005[13]
- Dar Naji Nouman Award for his poetry work, Moden fy Na'al El-Mushah, “Cities in Pedestrian Slippers", 2008[14]
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