Said Al Muzayin
Said Al Muzayin (1935 – 29 March 1991) was a Palestinian poet who wrote the lyrics of the Palestinian national anthem.
Also recorded as Said Al Mozayen
Said Al Muzayin
- Name
- Said Al Muzayin
- Born
- 1935
- Birthplace
- Ashdod, Palestine (now Israel)
- Died
- 29 March 1991
- Place of death
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Occupation
- History teacher, politician, poet
- Known for
- Writing the lyrics for the national anthem of Palestine
- Nationality
- Palestine
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Said Al Muzayin (1935 – 29 March 1991) was a Palestinian poet who wrote the lyrics of the Palestinian national anthem.
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Key facts
• Name — Said Al Muzayin • Native Name — سعيد المزين • Born — 1935 • Birthplace — Ashdod, Palestine (now Israel) • Died — 29 March 1991 • Place of death — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • Occupation — History teacher, politician, poet • Organization — Palestine Liberation Organization • Known for — Writing the lyrics for the national anthem of Palestine
Early life and education
Early life and education
Al Muyazin was born in 1935 in Ashdod, Mandatory Palestine, where he was also educated. In 1948, after the Nakba, he migrated to the Gaza Strip, which was occupied by Egypt.
Career
Career
In Gaza, he operated a printing press, and was arrested by Israelis, before taking part in the early resistance movement in 1956. He later worked as a history teacher, moving in 1957 to Saudi Arabia to teach there. In 1959, he flew to Damascus to work in the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. From 1973 to 1978, he was representative of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement in Saudi Arabia. At an unknown date he wrote the lyrics of "Fida'i", a song set to music by the composer Ali Ismael that in 1996 was made the Palestinian National Anthem by the PLO.
Selected literary works
Selected literary works
• "I'm Steadfast", poem, c. 1970 • "Tubas", poem • "Safar al-Saif", poem • "فدائية" (Fedayeen), poem • في خندق الأخلاق (In the Trench of Ethics), book • Essays on the Revolution, book, Cairo, 1986 • Safar al-Fath, collection of poems • A People Will Not Die, play • The House of Our Father, play • Al-Mawda, play • "وثيقة الدماء" ("The Document of Blood"), story • "الدورية 96" ("The Patrol 96")
Death
Death
Al Muzayin died in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 29 March 1991.
Life and career
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1935
Said Al Muzayin was born in 1935.
1991
Said Al Muzayin died on 29 March 1991.
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Said Al Muzayin was born in Isdud.
Birthplace
Said Al Muzayin died in Riyadh.
Deathplace
Isdud.
Birth place
Riyadh.
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