Badr Shakir al-Sayyab

Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
بدر شاكر السياب
Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
Born	(1926-12-24)24 December 1926 Jaykur, near Basra, Mandatory Iraq
Died	24 December 1964(1964-12-24) (aged 38) Kuwait
Resting place	Iraq
Nationality	Iraqi
Education	Higher Teacher Training College, Baghdad (1948)
Known for	Poet

Badr Shakir al-Sayyab (Arabic: بدر شاكر السياب) (December 24, 1926 in Jaykur, near Basra – December 24, 1964 in Kuwait)^[1] was an Iraqi poet who is considered one of the most influential Arab poets of all time. His works have been translated into more than 10 languages including English, Persian, Somali and Urdu.