Abd al-Mu'in Mallouhi

Abd al-Mu'in Mallouhi (; 1917 – 21 March 2006) was a Syrian poet and journalist who wrote under the pen name "chronic communist." He is best known for his poem "Fate and Crime" , which was printed but subsequently withdrawn from distribution. The complete version has never been published and the poem is circulated through handwritten copies.

He was one of the founders of the Syrian Writers’ Association and a member of the Arab Writers Union in Syria. He worked as a director of antiquities at the Ministry of Culture. who used to be his student. When asked of his requests, he asked for permission to print a translation of Vietnamese poetry, for which he received the Vietnamese Friendship Order. It was written in 1949 but withdrawn from distribution soon after it was to be printed.

Having started writing poetry at the age of 12, he left behind over 96 printed books and many manuscripts.