Hussein El-Wad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hussein El-Wad

Tunisian academic, poet, critic and novelist

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1948

Place of Birth: Moknine, Monastir Governorate, Tunisia

Date of Death: 02-Jun-2018

Profession: poet, university teacher, critic, novelist

Nationality: Tunisia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Hussein el-Wad (Arabic: ???? ?????) (born 20 March 1948 - died 02 June 2018) was a Tunisian academic, poet, critic and novelist.
He was born in Moknine in northern Tunisia and studied for his doctorate at the University of Tunis.
He was also a professor at King Saud University in Riyadh.As a scholar of Arabic literature, Al-Wad's output included books on the works of Al Maarri, Al Mutanabbi, and Abu Tamam.
He was a novelist too.
His first novel Scents of the City (2010/11) won the Golden Comar Award in Tunisia, and his second novel His Excellency the Minister was shortlisted for the 2013 Arabic Booker Prize.