Muhammed Said Abdulla

For other people named Mohammed Said, see Mohammed Said (disambiguation).

Muhammad Said Abdulla
Born(1918-04-25)25 April 1918
Makunduchi, Zanzibar
Died1991 (aged 72–73)
Occupationjournalist, novelist
LanguageSwahili
NationalityTanzanian
Genredetective fiction

Muhammed Said Abdulla or Abdullah (25 April 1918 – March 1991),[1] was a Tanzanian Swahili novelist who is often credited as a pioneer of Swahili popular literature.

  1. ^ Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Abdulla, Muhammed Said". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-ak Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. pp. 22. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.