Mustafa Wahbi Tal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Jordanian poet
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Place of Birth: Irbid, Irbid Governorate, Jordan
About Mustafa Wahbi Tal
- Mustafa Wahbi Tal (Arabic: ????? ???? ?????; 25 May 1897 – 24 May 1949), was a Jordanian poet, lawyer and judge. Born in Irbid, Tal was imprisoned and exiled several times by the Ottoman Empire for his political activism.
- He found employment as a teacher in Al-Karak, until he was appointed governor of the Shoubak/Wadi Musa region in 1929.
- He earned a law degree in 1930, and was appointed district attorney of Al-Salt in 1939.
- Tal died in 1949. Tal, who later was known by his pseudonym Arrar, was the most renowned Jordanian poet among Arab readers.
- Jordan's most illustrious literary award is named after him.
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