Amal al-Jubouri

Amal Al-Jubouri (; born 1967) is an Iraqi writer, poet, translator, journalist and publisher.

Biography Al-Jubouri was born in Baghdad in 1967. When she was 19, al-Jubouri's first anthology Wine from Wounds was published. She continued writing her poems in Germany, translated German ones into Arabic language and brought out a periodical Diwan. For a brief period, she also served as the cultural counselor for the Yemeni embassy in Berlin. The same year, she returned to Iraq just a few days after the fall of Hussein. It was shortlisted for the 2012 Best Translated Book Award. Library Journal included it in its Best Books of 2011 list.