Ahmed Abodehman

Ahmed Abodehman
أحمد أبودهمان
Born(1949-04-29)29 April 1949
Al Khalaf, Saudi Arabia
Died14 December 2025(2025-12-14) (aged 76)
Paris, France
EducationKing Saud University (BA)
University of Paris (MA)
OccupationsWriter
Journalist

Ahmed Abodehman (Arabic: أحمد أبودهمان; 29 April 1949 – 14 December 2025) was a Saudi writer and journalist.[1]

Following his studies at King Saud University and the University of Paris, he became the first writer from the Arabian Peninsula to write in French.[2] His 1982 novel, La Ceinture, was dedicated to his wife and daughter.[3] As a journalist, he was a Paris correspondent for the newspaper Al Riyadh.[2]

Abodehman died in Paris on 14 December 2024, at the age of 76.[4]

References

  1. ^ "وفاة الروائي أحمد أبو دهمان صاحب رواية "الحزام" عن 76 عامًا". Al Yaum (in Arabic). 14 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "أحمد أبو دهمان.. يكتب العربية بلغة فرنسية!". Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 3 July 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ "La cintura". Epoché (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 December 2009.
  4. ^ Wazen, Abdo (18 December 2025). "أحمد أبو دهمان صنع أسطورة "الحزام" بالفرنسية والعربية". Al Arabiya (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 December 2025.