Badr Shakir al-Sayyab, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Badr Shakir al-Sayyab

Iraqi poet

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1926

Place of Birth: Basra, Basra Governorate, Iraq

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1964

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Iraq

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Badr Shakir al Sayyab (Arabic: ??? ???? ???????) (December 24, 1926 in Jaykur, near Basra – December 24, 1964 in Kuwait) was a leading Iraqi poet, well known throughout the Arab world and one of the most influential Arab poets of all time.
His works have been translated in more than 10 languages including English, Persian, Somali and Urdu.