Fayeq Abdul-Jaleel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fayeq Abdul-Jaleel

Kuwaiti poet

Date of Birth: 05-May-1948

Place of Birth: Kuwait

Date of Death: 03-Jan-1991

Profession: writer, poet, author

Nationality: Kuwait

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Fayeq Mohammed Al-Ayadhi (Arabic: ???? ???? ??? ???????) (born May 5, 1948), better known by his pen name Fayeq Abdul-Jaleel (Arabic: ???? ?????????), was a prominent Kuwaiti poet, playwright and lyricist whose work was well known throughout the Arab world.
He was captured by Iraqi forces during the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and he was the best known of more than 600 Kuwaiti civilians who were held as prisoners of war by Saddam Hussein's government.
He was never seen by his family or friends again until his remains were unearthed in the Iraqi desert in 2004.
The timing and manner of his death is a matter of some enduring mystery.