Najih al-Mamouri
Najih al-Mamouri | |
|---|---|
| ناجح المعموري | |
| Born | 1944 (age 80–81) |
| Known for | short story writer, novelist |
Najih Hussein Nasser al-Mamouri, born in 1944 in Hillah, Iraq, is an Iraqi short story writer, novelist, and researcher specializing in mythology and religions.[1] He holds a diploma in education.
Life and career
Najih was born in the village of Sinjar near the city of Hillah. He completed his primary and secondary education there, graduating with a diploma in education in 1963. He worked in the field of education until 1979, when political reasons led to his transfer to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. He retired from this ministry in 1988.[2]
Some of his notable works include: Moses and the Myths of the East (2001), Myth and the Torah (2002), The Political Torah (2002), and Unpeeling the Myth (2012).[3]
Najih was elected head of the union Iraqi of Iraqi writers in 2025.[4]
References
- ^ "ناجح المعموري : أسعد اللامي وأحلام البقاء (ملف/9)". الناقد العراقي (in Arabic). 2019-11-29. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "ناجح المعموري يتقصّى المسكوت عنه في ملحمة "جلجامش"". صحيفة الخليج (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "سبعة كتب جديدة للناقد العراقي "ناجح المعموري"". دنيا الرأي. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ^ "عضوية الاتحاد » الاتحاد العام للأدباء والكتاب في العراق". الاتحاد العام للأدباء والكتاب في العراق. Retrieved 2025-12-16.