Abdulaziz Al-Mahmoud

Abdulaziz Al-Mahmoud is a Qatari engineer, journalist and author. He previously served as editor-in-chief of The Peninsula and its Arabic counterpart, Al Sharq. As a writer, his debut novel Al Qursan experienced commercial success after its release in August 2011. The novel was translated into English under the title The Corsair one year later and went on to become one of the best-selling books to be released by a Qatari author.

Education Al-Mahmoud graduated from Clarkson University with a BA in engineering and later received a diploma in aviation and engineering from a university in the United Kingdom. He also served as editor-in-chief of English daily The Peninsula.

Career as an author Al-Mahmoud's debut novel was a naval history book entitled Al Qursan, originally released in August 2011. The book went on to become one of the best-selling books of all time to be authored by a Qatari. He claims it took him approximately eleven months to write Al Qursan.

Al-Mahmoud's second work, also a naval history novel, is entitled The Holy Sail. It was published in November 2014. The novel is thematically romantic, and the plot concerns a young woman who falls in love with an Arab tribal leader. Al-Mahmoud places on emphasis on equity and freedom in this novel.

He was one of the two participants in Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation's first 'literary majlis', held in March 2014.