Abu Salma

عبد الكريم الكرمي
Abdul-Karim al-Karmi
عبد الكريم الكرمي; Abdul-Karim al-Karmi
	Abu Salma
Native name	عبد الكريم سعيد علي منصور الكرمي
Born	Abdul-Karim Sa'id Ali Mansour al-Karmi; 1909; Tulkarm, Ottoman Empire
Died	11 October 1980 (aged 70–71); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation	Poet; Writer; Politician;
Language	Arabic; English;
Nationality	Palestinian
Citizenship	Palestinian
Genre	Poetry;
Subject	Poetry
Years active	1927–1980
Notable awards	Lotus International Reward for Literature (1978); Order of Palestinian revolution (1980); Order of Jerusalem for Culture, Arts and Literature (1990); Order of Palestine for Culture, Science and Arts (2015);
Relatives	Mahmoud Al-Karmi (brother); Hasan Karmi (brother); Abdul-Ghani Al-Karmi (brother); Ahmad Shakir al-Karmi (brother); Sa'id Ali al-Karmi (father)

Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Arabic: عبد الكريم الكرمي), (1909–11 October 1980), known as Abu Salma (أبو سلمى), was a famous Palestinian Arab poet. He was born in Tulkarm and was a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization. He was the recipient of several awards and was chairman of the General Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists until his death.