Edmon Shehadeh

Not to be confused with Edmond Chehade.

Edmon Shehadeh (Arabic: إدمون شحادة) was a Palestinian poet and literary.^[1]

Edmon Shehadeh
Native name	إدمون شحادة
Born	3 February 1933 Haifa
Died	17 December 2017(2017-12-17) (aged 84) Nazareth
Occupation	Poet and literary
Nationality	Palestinian

Life

Shehadeh was born in Haifa on 3 February 1933. He was the fifth child among 3 brothers and 6 sisters.^[2] In 1936 he moved with his family to Nazareth where he completed his life.^[3]

He awarded the first prize for theater production in Haifa on 1977, Arabic literature full-time award on 1989 and Shield House of Arab culture for national poets on 1992.^[3]

Death

Shehadeh died on 17 December 2017 at the age of 84.^[3]