Noureddine Sammoud (Arabic: نور الدين صمود; 1932 – 11 January 2022) was a Tunisian poet and academic.

Noureddine Sammoud
نور الدين صمود
Born1932
Died11 January 2022 (aged 89)
Kelibia, Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia
Other namesNūr al-Dīn Ṣammūd
OccupationPoet

Life and career

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Born in Kelibia, Sammoud studied at the Al-Zaytuna Mosque and at the Cairo University, before getting a master's degree in literature at the Lebanese University in 1959.[1] He started his poetic production in 1953,[2] and took part in several national and international literary festivals.[1][3] His poetry collections, which are generally linked to the Neo-romanticism, were translated in various foreign languages and spanned different styles.[3] During his life he received numerous awards, including the National Merit Award in 1970 and the prize of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in 1982.[1][3]

He often collaborated with radio as a host and a writer, and was a professor of literature at the Higher Institute of Theology (a department of the University of Ez-Zitouna) and later at the Higher Institute of Music of Tunisia [ar] (ISMT).[3] His poetries have often been put to music by prominent artists such as Slah Mosbah [fr] and Ali Riahi.[3] Sammoud died in Kelibia on 11 January 2022, at the age of 89.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Le grand poète Noureddine Sammoud s'éteint à 89 ans". Tunisie Actu (in French). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ Kréfa, Abir (18 January 2019). Écrits, genre et autorités: Enquête en Tunisie (in French). Ens Éditions. p. 209. ISBN 979-10-362-0093-9.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Le grand poète tunisien Noureddine Sammoud n'est plus". La Presse de Tunisie (in French). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.