ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Mannāʻī

Abd al-Rahman Mannai (Arabic:عبد الرحمن المناعي) a playwright and director, born in Qatar in 1948, he obtained the technical Secondary School – Electricity in 1969, some specialized courses, and English-language courses.

He is considered one of the founders of the theatrical movement in Qatar, where the first text he wrote was Umm Al-Zein in 1975, directed by Jordanian director Hani Sanubar. This play is the milestone in the history of the theatrical and artistic movement in the history of Qatar.

Works

1975: "Umm Al-Zein" 1976: (The rest of the testament) 1976: "Hobil yalmal" 1977: "Al jarima" (the Crime) 1978:"Almoghanni wa al Amira" (the singer and the princess) 1979: "yalil yalil" (o night o night!) 1980: "al hidha' al dhahabi" (the golden boot) 1982: "al fil ya malik al zaman" (the elephant o the king of time) 1983: "ha alshakl ya zaefran" (this shape o saffron) 1983: "man yadhak 'akhiran" (who laughs last) 1984: "hikayat haddad" (a tale of a smithy) 1984: "anin alsawari" (the whine of masts) 1987: "qitar almarah" (the joy train) 1987: "al thaman" (the price) 1989: "al khayma" (the tent) 1990: "al muharij" (the clown) 1990: "al hadith walkayin" (the accident ant the creature) 1995: "rasayil bu'ahmad al huwayli" (Bu Ahmed AL Huwayli) 1999: "ghinawi al shamali" (the northern Ghinawi) 2000: "zakaria Habibi" (Zakaria my love) 2001: "mughram hal alshawq" (this longing is in love) 2001: "al khuyul" (the horses) 2004: "khaymat al eizi" ( the pride tent) 2005: "yahil al sharq" (the child of the east) 2006: "ahl sharq" (People of the East) 2006: "May waghilan" 2007: "halwasat" (hallucinations) 2010: "asfar alzabari" (al zabari travels) 2010: "al luwluat bayn al disha wa al qaffal" (The pearl between the beginning and end of the diving trip), 2012: "kark", 2015: "hunak" (there)

Honors and awards

Best Theatrical Technique Award "al motarashiqun" (The Crossroads), Carthage Festival Second Edition Tunisia 1985 The Cooperation Council Medal at the Muscat Summit 1989 Honoring a theater pioneer, the second Gulf Festival, Qatar 1990 Best Director Award "Moghram Hal Al-Shawq" (this longing is in love) Seventh Gulf Festival Doha 2002 State Appreciation Award in the field of theatrical arts for the year 2006