Jump to content

Mahmoud Al-Samra

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mahmoud Al-Samra
Minister of Culture of Jordan
In office
October 22, 1991 – May 30, 1993
MonarchKing Hussein
Prime MinisterZaid ibn Shaker
Preceded byKhaled Al-Karaki
Succeeded byAmin Mahmoud
Personal details
Born(1923-04-20)April 20, 1923
Tantura, Mandatory Palestine
DiedNovember 10, 2018(2018-11-10) (aged 95)
Amman, Jordan
Alma materUniversity of London (PhD)
King Fuad University (BA)

Mahmoud Daoud Sulaiman Al-Samra,[1] محمود السمرة, (April 20, 1923 – November 10, 2018) was a Jordanian academic, academic administrator, and writer. Al-Samra served as the Jordanian Minister of Culture from 1991 until 1993.[2] He authored more than 250 books, articles, research papers and other academic and literary works during his career.[2]

Al-Samra was born in Tantura, Mandatory Palestine, in 1923.[1] He received his Bachelor of Arts from King Fuad University (present-day Cairo University) in 1950 and his doctorate in philosophy from the Institute of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London in 1958.[1]

He served as the dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Jordan from 1968 to 1973 and Vice President of the University of Jordan from 1973 to 1989.[1] In 1989, he was appointed President of the University of Jordan and remained in that role until Fawzi Al-Gharaibeh succeeded him in 1991.

Mahmoud Al-Samra died on November 10, 2018, at the age of 95.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d "محمود السمرة". Jordanian Ministry of Culture. 2018-11-10. Archived from the original on 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  2. ^ a b c "الوزير الأسبق محمود السمرة في ذمة الله - صحيفة الرأي". Al Ra'i (Jordanian newspaper). 2018-11-10. Archived from the original on 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahmoud_Al-Samra&oldid=1316401637"