Monem Mahjoub (born May 4, 1963) is a Libyan linguist, philosopher, poet, historian, and political critic.
Sometimes described as "the last Sumerian", his major works are in the fields of linguistics, philology, historiography, religion and humanistic thought, civilization development and politics.
As a prolific author he has written more than twenty-five books.Mahjoub was born in the Libyan town of Sorman, located east of the archaeological site of the city of Sabratha.
As a youngster he was attracted by the residual remnants of the Roman and Phoenician civilizations.
During this period he documented those monuments in a large photo collection.
Having completed his primary education, he moved to study Industrial Management at George Brown College in Toronto, Canada where he studied for two years.
He received a Master of Philosophy degree at Hassan University in Morocco.
His Ph.D thesis, "Culture and Communication Arts Theory", was completed in 1999.