Ibrahim Nagi
Ibrahim Nagi (December 31, 1898 – March 27, 1953) was an Egyptian polymath; a poet, author, translator, and practicing medical doctor. He was among the contributors of Al Siyasa, newspaper of the Liberal Constitutional Party.
Also recorded as Ibrahim Naji
Ibrahim Nagi
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- Name
- Ibrahim Nagi
- Born
- 31 December 1898
- Birthplace
- Cairo, Egypt
- Died
- 27 March 1953
- Nationality
- Egyptian
- Occupation
- Poet, Medical Doctor
- Movement
- Neo-romanticism, "Apollo Society"
- Languages
- Arabic
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Ibrahim Nagi (December 31, 1898 – March 27, 1953) was an Egyptian polymath; a poet, author, translator, and practicing medical doctor. He was among the contributors of Al Siyasa, newspaper of the Liberal Constitutional Party.
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Ibrahim Nagi (1898–1953) was an Egyptian and Ottoman lyricist, physician and poet, among other activities. The lyricist was born in Cairo. Languages used include Arabic.
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• Name — Ibrahim Nagi • Born — 31 December 1898 • Birthplace — Cairo, Egypt • Died — 27 March 1953 • Place of death — Cairo, Egypt • Nationality — Egyptian • Occupation — Poet, Medical Doctor • Language — Arabic • Movement — Neo-romanticism, "Apollo Society"
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Nagi was also a doctor in internal medicine. Nagi's most famous poem is Al-Atlal or The Ruins which was eventually sung by Egyptian singer Om Kalthoom. He was a co-founder of the Cairo "Apollo Society" for Romantic Poetry. He married Samia Sami and had three daughters: Amira (who had a daughter, Samia Mehrez, and a son, Mohammed), Dawheya (who went to live in America and had a son- Ahmad, and a daughter- Shahira), and Mohassen.
The legacy of Ibrahim Nagi in the literary studies
The poetry of Ibrahim Nagi is an object of studies of several literary critics. Nagi's legacy was noted by Abdul Rahman Ghazi al Gosaibi, Hasan Tawfiq and Saleh Jawdat.
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- Behind the Fog, 1934.
- In the Temple of the Night, 1948.
- Cairene Nights, 1951.
- The Bird Wounded, 1953.
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