Khalid Albudoor() is an Arabic poet born in

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

in the

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. Albudoor, who was raised in Dubai, is considered to be one of the important names in the modern poetry movement of the UA

Education and early work

He studied mass communication at

United Arab Emirates University United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) () is a public research university located in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1976 by the country's first President, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, it is the oldest university in the United ...

and then attended

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in the United States where he obtained an MA in script writing. He began publishing his poetry in 1980 and has been quite active in his community, helping to establish the Emirati Writers’ Union and participating in several poetry festivals in the UAE and abroa

His first collection of poetry “NIGHT”, published in Lebanon in 1992, won Al-Khal Poetry Award. To date, he has published six poetry collections. Since 1988, Albudoor has been working as researcher and documentary film writer focusing on the intangible cultural heritage of the United Arab Emirates. This includes oral heritage, Nabati poetry, traditional music, and storytelling. He holds a master's degree in screenwriting from Ohio University in the United States. His documentaries and television programs have received awards and recognition, both locally and internationally. Currently, he is a freelance researcher, writer, a life coach, and a cultural advisor at Hamdan Heritage Center in Dubai.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Budoor, Khalid 1961 births Living people People from Dubai 20th-century Emirati poets United Arab Emirates University alumni Ohio University alumni 21st-century Emirati poets