Samihah Kharis

Samihah Kharis (born 16 August 1956) is a Jordanian novelist, journalist and translator. She was born in Amman in 1956, and completed her primary and secondary school education in Qatar and Sudan, respectively, and her university education in Egypt. For around 20 years, Kharis held a number of positions in the field of journalism, including editor-in-chief for Hatem magazine, and writer for Al-Ittihad newspaper, among many other newspapers. She served as one of the board members of the Radio and Television Department and PEN International, and one of the founders of Emirates Writers Union. She has published over 15 literary works, and was nominated for a number of literary prizes, most notably, Katara Prize for Arabic Novel in 2017.