Ibtisam Ismai'l al-Samadi (born 1955) is a Syrian poet and academic. She was born in

Jasim Jasim (, also spelled Jasem) is a small city in the Izra' District of the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria. It is located 41 kilometers north of Daraa and is near the towns of Nawa to the south, Kafr Shams to the north, Inkhil to the northea ...

Daraa Daraa (, Levantine Arabic: ) is a city in southwestern Syria, north of the border with Jordan. It is the capital of Daraa Governorate in the Hauran region. Located south of Damascus on the Damascus–Amman highway, it serves as a way sta ...

and studied elementary and middle school in

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and then moved to Syria to complete her studies. She graduated from

Damascus University Damascus University () is the largest and oldest university in Syria, located in the capital Damascus, with campuses in other Syrian cities. It was founded in 1923 as the Syrian University () through the merger of the Faculty of Medicine of Dama ...

in English and returned to Beirut to complete her postgraduate studies. Started writing at a young age. She is one of the academies of Damascus University in the Department of Arts and English.Involved into politics and became a member of the Syrian People's Assembly. Her poetry books are printed and she is the owner of ''Tuesday (Al-Thulatha')'' Cultural Salon.

Works

Printed poetry collections including: * Ambassador Extraordinary: 1990. * She and me and other affairs: 1995. * Diamond grains * Diamond for him: 2002. * Full Jasmine 2005. * Sense of Sham: 2017. * The Nile is like her: a collection of unprinted articles. * Come Fly Range: Her poetry collection for children.

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Syrian salon-holders Syrian women poets Damascus University alumni Academic staff of Damascus University Members of the People's Assembly of Syria 1955 births 20th-century Syrian poets 21st-century Syrian poets 21st-century Syrian women writers Children's poets People from Izra District Living people {{Syria-poet-stub