Abū Rīshah, ʻUmar

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Name (Latin)
Abū Rīshah, ʻUmar
Name (Arabic)
ابو ريشه، عمر
Other forms of name
ابو الريشه، عمر
عمر ابو ريشه
Date of birth
1910-04-10
Date of death
1990-09-14
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 96979569
Wikidata: Q1282248
Library of congress: n 88641619
Sources of Information
  • nuc88-69875: Author's Min waḥy al-marʼah, 1984(hdg. on PU rept.: Abū Rīshah, ʻUmar; usage: ʻUmar Abū Rīshah)
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Wikipedia description:

Omar Abu Risha (Arabic: عمر أبو ريشة; 10 April 1910 – 15 July 1990) was a Syrian poet and diplomat. He served as the Syrian ambassador to the United States from 1961 to 1964 and was a renowned poet who lyricized Fī Sabīli al-Majd (In Pursuit of Glory), Syria's de facto national anthem.

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