| Mahmoud Al-Samra | |
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| Minister of Culture of Jordan | |
| In office October 22, 1991 – May 30, 1993 | |
| Monarch | King Hussein |
| Prime Minister | Zaid ibn Shaker |
| Preceded by | Khaled Al-Karaki |
| Succeeded by | Amin Mahmoud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1923-04-20)April 20, 1923 Tantura, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | November 10, 2018(2018-11-10) (aged 95) Amman, Jordan |
| Alma mater | University of London (PhD) King Fuad University (BA) |
Mahmoud Daoud Sulaiman Al-Samra, محمود السمرة, (April 20, 1923 – November 10, 2018) was a Jordanian academic, academic administrator, and writer. Al-Samra served as the Jordanian Minister of Culture from 1991 until 1993. He authored more than 250 books, articles, research papers and other academic and literary works during his career.
Al-Samra was born in Tantura, Mandatory Palestine, in 1923. He received his Bachelor of Arts from King Fuad University (present-day Cairo University) in 1950 and his doctorate in philosophy from the Institute of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London in 1958.
He served as the dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Jordan from 1968 to 1973 and Vice President of the University of Jordan from 1973 to 1989.
Mahmoud Al-Samra died on November 10, 2018, at the age of 95.
References
- ^ "محمود السمرة". Jordanian Ministry of Culture. 2018-11-10. Archived from the original on 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "الوزير الأسبق محمود السمرة في ذمة الله - صحيفة الرأي". Al Ra'i (Jordanian newspaper). 2018-11-10. Archived from the original on 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- 1923 births
- 2018 deaths
- Culture ministers of Jordan
- Cairo University alumni
- Alumni of SOAS University of London
- Academic staff of the University of Jordan
- Academic staff of Cairo University
- Arab people in Mandatory Palestine
- Mandatory Palestine expatriates in Egypt
- Jordanian expatriates in the United Kingdom