Hasan al-Lawzi
Hasan Ahmad al-Lawzi (1952 – 13 July 2020) was a Yemeni politician and writer. He was the Minister of Information.
Hasan al-Lawzi حسن أحمد اللوزي | |
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| Acting Prime Minister of Yemen | |
| In office 4 June 2011 – 23 August 2011 | |
| President | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| Preceded by | Ali Muhammad Mujawar |
| Succeeded by | Ali Muhammad Mujawar |
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| Born | 1952 Sana'a, Yemen |
| Died | (aged 68) Cairo, Egypt |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
Biography
Al-Lawzi was born in Sana'a and was educated at Cairo's Al-Azhar University.[1] He published several volumes of poetry and short stories that reflected his profound interest in the Yemeni revolution. His work has been translated into English and was included in anthologies of modern Arabian literature during the 1980s. He later became involved in government and held a number of important positions.
Al-Lawzi died on 13 July 2020, at the age of 68, after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.[2]
See also
References
- Fairbairn, Anne; Quṣaybī, Ghāzī ʻAbd al-Raḥmān (1989). Feathers and the Horizon: Selection of Modern Poetry Across the Arab World. Leros Press. ISBN 9780949264565.
- بعد رحلة علاج فى مصر.. وفاة وزير يمنى أسبق متأثرا بإصابته بكورونا (in Arabic)
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