Quick Facts
Biography
Salah Ahmed Ibrahim(1933 in Omdurman-15 May 1993), Arabic صلاح أحمد إبراهيم, was a Sudanese writer, poet and diplomat.
Writing
Salah Ibrahim was described in 1963 as the most important Sudanese poet of his generation, and that: "in his poetry there is all the yearning, all the frustration of his generation. He writes his poetry with miraculous ease and beauty.". Ibrahim was also noted for his socialist realist fiction, of which he was a notable proponent.
Politics
Ibrahim graduated from Khartoum University, Faculty of Arts. Salah taught at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana from 1965 to 1966. He maintained an involvement in politics, and was eventually Sudanese Ambassador to Algeria
His sister Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim was a leading parliamentarian and a campaigner for women's rights.
Works
- Ga'be't El-Abanois, Arabic غابة الأبنوس or Ebony Forest, poetry collection.
- Ga'dbet El-Heba'ba'y, Arabic غضبة الهبباى or Rage of El-Heba'ba'y, poetry collection.