predecessor successor death_date birth_place nationality profession office birth_date order alt article_title term_end name
farid zayn al-din sabah qabbani july 15 , 1990 -lrb- aged 80 -rrb- manbij , syria syrian politician , poet ambassador of syria to the united states april 10 , 1910 4th , omar abu risha
 1964 omar abu-riche عمر أبو ريشة
omar abu risha

omar abu-riche -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- 10 april 1910 -- 15 july 1990 -rrb- was an influential syrian poet known for his pioneering works .
abu-riche was born in manbij , near aleppo .
he received his educational upbringing in syria and continued his tertiary studies at the university of damascus .
he also studied at the american university in beirut in 1931 , and later read chemistry at the university of manchester , uk .
then he fall in love with syrian lady , but during his stay in uk , he received news of her death .
he become very disappointed and write marsia `` khatam-ul-hub '' -lrb- the end of love -rrb- .
then he start islamic teachings .
returning to syria , he produced literary works and attended to his duties as librarian of aleppo , syria .
in 1949 , the syrian government appointed him ambassador to brazil .
as a diplomat until 1964 , he was ambassador to argentina , chile , india , austria and finally the united states .
his works included several volumes of poetry and poetic dramas .
