Mahmoud Al-Karmi

Mahmoud Al-Karmi
محمود الكرمي
Born
Mahmoud Sa`id Al-Karmi
محمود سعيد الكرمي

1889
Tulkarm, Palestine
Died24 December 1939(1939-12-24) (aged 49–50)
Beirut
Cause of deathAssassination
CitizenshipPalestine
EducationAl Azhar
ChildrenZuhair Al-Karmi

Mahmoud Saeed al-Karmi (Arabic:محمود سعيد الكرمي) (born in 1889 in Tulkarm; assassinated on 24 December 1939 in Beirut) was a Palestinian writer, scholar of Arabic language, poet, and political journalist. He is considered one of the Symbols of the national movement in Palestine and Jordan. He was born in Tulkram in Palestine for well-known family, his father is Saeed Alkarmi, his brothers are, Abdulkareem, Hassan, Abd al-Ghani and Ahmad Shakir. He was Graduated from Al Azhar in Arabic language. He worked in Arabic language field in Egypt and Eritrea, Somalia, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan for many years. He worked also in Journalism. He was assassinated by his political opponents in Beirut.