Ahmed Abodehman
Ahmed Abodehman | |
|---|---|
أحمد أبودهمان | |
| Born | 29 April 1949 Al Khalaf, Saudi Arabia |
| Died | 14 December 2025 (aged 76) Paris, France |
| Education | King Saud University (BA) University of Paris (MA) |
| Occupations | Writer 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
- ^ "وفاة الروائي أحمد أبو دهمان صاحب رواية "الحزام" عن 76 عامًا". Al Yaum (in Arabic). 14 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b "أحمد أبو دهمان.. يكتب العربية بلغة فرنسية!". Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 3 July 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "La cintura". Epoché (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 December 2009.
- ^ Wazen, Abdo (18 December 2025). "أحمد أبو دهمان صنع أسطورة "الحزام" بالفرنسية والعربية". Al Arabiya (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 December 2025.