Muhammad Zaki Abd al-Qadir

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Muhammad Zaki Abd al-Qadir
Arab Republic of Egypt
Occupation
  • journalist
  • writer
  • university teacher
LanguageArabic
Alma materCairo University
Years active1929-1981

Muhammad Zaki Abd al-Qadir (

Arabic: محمد زكي عبد القادر, ALA-LC: Muḥammad Zakī ʻAbd al-Qādir; 1 January 1906 - 7 March 1981) was an Egyptian journalist and multi-topic writer. Although he graduated from Cairo University in law in 1928, he turned to journalism. One of the 100 founding members of the Syndicate of Journalists in 1941, collaborated with various Egyptian notable newspapers, such as Akhbār al-Yawm and Al-Ahram. Publicly known by "Nahw Al-Noor" (Towards the Light), a column he wrote in 1950s, which formed the core of his new-style journalism. He also wrote many books in literary and non-literary, fiction and non-fiction subjects and was elected a member of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo
. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Biography

Muhammad Zaki Abd al-Qadir was born on 1 January 1906 in the town of Farsis, Zagazig, in the Sharqia Governorate under Khedivate of Egypt. A grandson of the village mayor, He grew up in a large house inhabited by the mayor's family - his paternal grandfather - which made up of several small families, and everyone lives together in one household supported by the elder father, He who earns the family budget from the income of his agricultural property and dividing it among the members. Muhammad Zaki's father was engaged in trade independently although he was integrated into his small family in the large family but using his own funds.[5] He completed his primary education in the American School in city of Zagazig, then joined the El-Elhamiya Secondary School in Cairo. Continued his higher education in the Faculty of Law, and obtained a Bachelor of Laws from Cairo University in 1928. After graduating, he worked as a lawyer for a while, then left it and entered the journalism.[6][7] He had to spend some years until he reaches the age eligible to be accepted as a member of the Egyptian Lawyers Syndicate, so he turned to writing and journalism.[3]

Journalism career

He worked as an editor for “Daily Al-Siyassiyah” of

July 23 revolution. [7]

He continued his journalism work without retirement until his death. During his journalistic career, he had a weekly literary-cultural salon which he held in his office on Sharif Street.[6] He is one of the 100 founding members of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate in 1941.[8] He was elected a member of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo, And he was awarded an honorary fellowship in Eid el-Fan (Arts Holiday).

Death

He died on 7 March 1982 in Cairo at the age of 75. [9]

Works

References

  1. ^ Abadha, Nizar (ed.). Itmām al-ʻAlām إتمام الأعلام (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar Sadir. p. 236. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ Al-Jaburi, Kamel Salman (2003). Mu'jam Al-Udaba' min Al-'Asr Al-Jahili Hatta Sanat 2002 معجم الأدباء من العصر الجاهلي حتى سنة 2002 [Dictionary of writers from the pre-Islamic era until 2002] (in Arabic). Vol. 5 (first ed.). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar Al-Kotob Al-Ilmiyah. p. 311.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9789953783260.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  4. ISBN 9789774521003
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  5. ^ a b Khidr, Abbas (1964). Ṣuḥafīyūn muʻāṣirūn, lamaḥāt min nashʼatahum wa-kifāḥahum صحفيون معاصرون ؛ لمحات من نشأتهم وكفاحهم [Contemporary journalists: Moments of their raising and struggles] (in Arabic). Cairo, Egypt: Dar al-Karnak. pp. 134–157.
  6. ^ a b c "محمد زكي عبد القادر". maspero.eg (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  7. ^ a b "محمد زكى عبد القادر.. قوة الفكر والقلم". akhbarelyom.com (in Arabic). 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. ^ "المؤسسون و مجالس النقابة". ejs.org.eg (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  9. ^ "إلى روح أستاذي محمد زكي عبد القادر ...لمحة وفاء في زمن قل فيه الوفاء بقلم : إبراهيم خليل إبراهيم". pulpit.alwatanvoice (in Arabic). 9 March 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

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