About Mikhail Murad
Lived 1906 – 1986 (aged 79–80). Mikhail Murad was an Israeli poet.
Mikhail Murad (Hebrew: מיכאל מראד, Arabic: ميخائيل مراد ; Baghdad, 1906 – February 13, 1986, Tel Aviv ) was a Jewish-Iraqi poet, writer, journalist, academic, and pioneer of Jewish-Arab literature in the twentieth century, both in poetry and prose.
After immigrating to Israel in 1949, he was involved in the Arab education and wrote several textbooks.
While in Israel he completed his master's degree at the Hebrew University, and completed his doctoral work in 1965 at Tel Aviv University, which was based on material from the Cairo Geniza.
His overall book of poems was published in 1988, two years after his death.
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Who was Mikhail Murad?
Israeli poet
When was Mikhail Murad born?
Mikhail Murad was born in 1906 in Baghdad.
When did Mikhail Murad die?
Mikhail Murad died on 13 February 1986 in Tel Aviv.
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Mikhail Murad was a poet.
What nationality was Mikhail Murad?
Mikhail Murad was Israeli.
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