Ahmad Meshari al-Adwani (born 1923 — 17 June 1990) was a Kuwaiti poet and teacher who wrote the lyrics of the National Anthem of Kuwait.

Career

In 1938, he graduated from the Al-Mubarakiyah Secondary School, Kuwait. In 1939 he travelled to

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and was admitted into the College of

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Studies at the Al-Azhar University. In 1949 he graduated from the Al-Azhar University. In 1950 Al-Adwani established the monthly magazine ''Al-Be'thah'' in Cairo, with his friend and companion, Dr. Abdulaziz Hussein. Due to lack of funding, however, the magazine was stopped after only three issues. In 1952 he helped establish the "Al-Ra'ed" magazine, published by the Kuwait Teachers Club.

Death

He died in 14 June 1990 at the age of 67.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adwani, Ahmad Meshari al- 1923 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Kuwaiti poets National anthem writers Al-Azhar University alumni Kuwaiti expatriates in Egypt