Ahmed Fouad Shennib

أحمد فؤاد شنيب (Known as "Shennib")

Poet, Minister of Education, Cultural Ambassador, Diplomat

Born 1923

Derna, Libya

Passed Away 2007 Benghazi, Libya

Lifespan 84 years old

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"The wave that breaks upon Derna's shore sings of the eternal longing for beauty."

Archival Overview

Celebrated Libyan romantic poet from Derna and Minister of Education who expanded the national university system and represented Libya at UNESCO.

Biographical Record

Born in the picturesque cultural city of Derna, Ahmed Fouad Shennib was educated in Damascus and Cairo, absorbing the romantic and neoclassical currents of modern Arabic poetry.

Appointed Minister of Education and Culture in the Kingdom of Libya in 1963, he expanded free secondary and university education across Cyrenaica and Tripolitania and represented Libya at UNESCO, authoring famous poetic collections celebrating freedom and the Mediterranean coast.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Derna Old Cemetery
Derna, Libya

                         GPS: 32.7667, 22.6333                    

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