Ibrahim al-Kufahi
Ibrahim Mohammed Mahmoud al-Kufahi (Arabic: ) is a Jordanian poet, critic and professor. He was born in Irbid, Jordan on March 1, 1967, and it is where he studied. He obtained a degree in Arabic language and literature from Yarmouk University and a master's degree in literature and criticism from the same university. He worked as an Arabic teacher publishing his literary works in Jordanian newspapers and magazines such as Al Ra'i, Yarmouk and Voice of the Generation (original": Sawt Al-Jeel"). He has a collection of poetry entitled The Qur’an and Venice (original: "al-Qurʼān  wa-al-bunduqīyah") (1991) and several other works. Early life. Ibrahim Mohammed Mahmoud al-Kufahi was born on 1 March 1967 in Irbid, Jordan. He completed his secondary school education at Irbid Secondary School for Boys in 1985 and studied Arabic language and literature at Yarmouk University, earning his bachelor's degree in 1989, master's in 1992 and PhD in literature and modern criticism from the University of Jordan in 1998. He worked as a lecturer at Tafila College of Engineering (1992-1995), an employee at the Ministry of Higher Education (1995-1996), a lecturer at Hashemite University (HU ) (1996–2007), and Vice-Dean of the Faulty of Arts at the same university (2007–2008). In addition, he worked as a lecturer at Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia in 2008. He is a member of the Jordanian Writers Society, the Jordanian Critics' Association, International League of Islamic Literature, Office of Jordan, Association for Arabic Calligraphy and Islamic Decoration in Irbid, and the Arabic Language International Council in Lebanon. He participated in poetry slams and festivals within Jordan. Moreover, he published several critical and literary articles in Jordanian newspapers and magazines such as Al Ra'i, Yarmouk and Voice of the Generation  (original: "Sawt Al-Jeel"). Reviews. He has reviewed several books and scientific papers for a number of academic and educational institutes, including: University of Jordan, Yarmouk University, Al al-Bayt University, Petra University, Tafila Technical University, Applied Science Private University, University of Bahrain, University of Sharjah, Ministry of Culture (Jordan), Greater Amman Municipality, Ministry of Education (Jordan), Umm Al-Qura University, Umm Al-Qura University Academic Council, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Jordan), University of Jordan Language Center, Al-Mustansiriya University – Iraq, University of Tabuk, University of Jeddah, King Abdulaziz University – Jeddah and the Arabic Language International Council  in Dubai. Awards. He was awarded the Higher National Committee Prize for selecting Amman as the Arab Capital of Culture for 2002.