Sadeq Al Naihoum (1937 – 15 November 1994) () was a

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Early life and education

He was born in

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, in 1937, where he lived and studied until he finished his university degree in literature. He then lived in Egypt, Germany and Finland, between 1963 and 1971.

Career

Naihoum began writing in the newspaper Haqiqa Weekly in the 1960s, while he was studying and working in Helsinki. His socio-political articles raised much debate at the time, and until his death in

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in 1994. He was distinguished by his daring satire, and during the 1960s his articles were widely read. The subjects he wrote about continue to raise a lot of debate in the Arab cultural circles of today.

Death

After suffering from

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for two years, Naihoum died on 15 November 1994 in

. He is buried in

References

1937 births 1994 deaths 20th-century Libyan writers Libyan journalists People from Benghazi 20th-century journalists Libyan male writers Deaths from lung cancer in Switzerland {{libya-writer-stub