Maymuna Abu Bakr

Yemeni lyricist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroYemeni lyricist
PlacesYemen
isLyricist Songwriter Writer Television director Poet
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio Literature Music
Gender
Female
Birth1948
Age77 years
The details

Biography

Maymuna Abu Bakr (born 1948) is a Yemeni poet, songwriter and television director, the first Yemeni woman to publish a poetry collection in southern Yemen.

Life

Maymuna Abu Bakr was born in Mukalla. She holds degrees in sociology and English, and trained in television direction in Egypt.

Works

  • Khuyut fi-l-shafaq [Threads in the twilight], Aden: Dar al-Tali'a.
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