Khairy Alzahaby[1] (
Arabic: خيري الذهبي;11 January 1946 – 4 July 2022) was a Syrian novelist,[2] thinker, historian, columnist, and
scenarist.
Biography
Alzahaby was born in
Damascus, Syria, on 11 January 1946.[3] He headed to Egypt in the early sixties to pursue his high study at the
Cairo University. He graduated with a degree in Arabic literature and was educated by writers such as
Taha Hussein and
Naguib Mahfouz.
Politically he was always opposed to the regime in Syria, which made him face severe difficulties in his work and his life. He was one of the supporters of the
Damascus Declaration. He was prevented from traveling, withdrew his passport,[4] was fired from his job as a result of his political activity and signed statements against
Hafez al-Assad's regime in 1991.
He sided with the 2011 revolution in Syria against the regime, and then left the country to Egypt and then to the UAE[5] and then Jordan and then Europe.
He was an independent
liberal political social activist, wrote more than 1000 articles in Arab newspapers, and lectured in many cities around the world such as Paris,
Madrid,
Vienna,
Istanbul,
Salzburg,
Amman,
Dubai,
Cairo, Damascus,
Beirut, Algeria and
Casablanca. Dozens of doctoral dissertations on his work have been written.[6] He died on 4 July 2022, at the age of 76.[7]
Alzahaby[11] prepared, documented and presented a chain of books for the benefit of the Ministry of Culture, under the title of "the Horizons of Damascus".. Such as:
– The imperial trip "in the visit of the German emperor to Damascus.. Written by Ibrahim Alaswad.
– The news of Taimoor lank .. Written by Ibn Arab Shah.
– the tattar state.. Written by Ibn sassary
– Master of Quraish .. Maaroof Alarnaouty.
-The Diaries of Damascus.. Written by Albudairy Alhallaq.
– Mansoor Ibn Sarjoon .. Written by Josif Nasrallah.
– Al Rawda Alghannaa if Dimashq Alfayhaa.. Written by Numaan Alkustaaky.
– The end of Mamaleek .. Written by Ibn Tolon.
– The end of Mamaleek .. " The Egyptian view" .. Written by Ibn Iyass.
– Damascus .. The reign go Khalifa Abdul Hameed ..written by Mary Sarko.
– The castle of Damascus .. Written by Abdulqader Arrihawy.
His novel Hasseeba was chosen by the Arab League as one of the 100 great arabs novels in the last century.[citation needed][12]
Prizes
Medal of courage and honor After returning from captivity in Israel