Muhammad Harithi


Mohammad Ahmad Abdullah Al-Harithi was an Omani poet and writer.

Early life

Al-Harithi was born in Al Mudharib in the Sultanate of [Muscat and Oman] in 1962. He obtained a bachelor's degree in geology and marine sciences from Qatar University in 1986.

Career

He first published his poetry in some Arab periodicals, such as Al-Karmel and Mawaqif. He has several collections of poetry and is considered a pioneer in travel literature in Oman.
Al-Harithi worked at the Center for Marine and Fisheries sciences from 1987 to 1990, traveling between Morocco and Oman. In addition to vertical poetry and prose poems, he wrote literary articles, published first in Arab periodicals such as Al Karmel and Mawaqif.

Death

Al-Harithi died at dawn on 27 May 2018 in Muscat after a struggle with illness at the age of 56.

List of awards

  • 2003: Ibn Battuta Prize for Travel Literature in its first session.
  • 2014: Outstanding Cultural Achievement Award in the Sultanate of Oman.

    List of poems

  • "uyoon tiwal al nahar", 1992
  • "kol Layla wa dohaha", 1994
  • "abead min zanjabar", 1997
  • "foussaifissae hawae"
  • "loeba la tumall"
  • "Awda li al kitaba bi qalem al rassas"''

    List of books

  • "tanqih al makhtuta",, novel 2013
  • "warshat al madi",, 2013
  • "hayati qasida wadadtu law 'aktubuha"
  • "qarib a lkalimat yarsu",, selections from some of his poems
  • "al athar al shieria li'abi muslim al bahlani",,
  • ''"muhit katfindu, rihla fi al Himalaya"''