Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani

Ahmad Meshari al-Adwani (born 1923 — 17 June 1990) was a Kuwaiti poet and teacher who wrote the lyrics of the National Anthem of Kuwait.

Career In 1938, he graduated from the Al-Mubarakiyah Secondary School, Kuwait. In 1939 he travelled to Cairo, Egypt and was admitted into the college of Arabic Language Studies at the Al-Azhar University. In 1949 he graduated from the Al-Azhar University. In 1950 Al-Adwani established the monthly magazine Al-Be'thah in Cairo, with his friend and companion, Dr. Abdulaziz Hussein. Due to lack of funding, however, the magazine was stopped after only three issues. In 1952 he helped establish the "Al-Ra'ed" magazine, published by the Kuwait Teachers Club.

Death He died on 14 June 1990 at the age of 67.