Ali Fahmi Khousham

علي فهمي خشيم (Known as "Khousham")

Linguist, Lexicographer, Historian, President of the Arabic Language Academy of Libya

Born 1936

Misrata, Libya

Passed Away Jun 09, 2008 Tripoli, Libya

Lifespan 72 years old

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"Languages are the archaeological ruins of the human spirit; trace their roots and you will find our shared family."

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Distinguished Libyan linguist, philologist, and lexicographer who served as President of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Tripoli and authored over thirty comparative linguistic dictionaries.

Biographical Record

Earning his doctorate in comparative Semitic linguistics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London in 1966, Ali Fahmi Khousham served as professor and dean of Arts at the University of Tripoli.

He formulated bold linguistic theses linking ancient Afroasiatic languages—including Ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and Berber—to Proto-Semitic and Arabic roots, authoring groundbreaking comparative etymological dictionaries.

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Final Resting Place

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Sidi Munaider Cemetery
Tripoli, Libya

                         GPS: 32.8900, 13.1800                    

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