Mutaher al-Eryani

Mutaher Ali Al-Eryani
Native name
مطهر بن علي الإرياني
Born1933
Al Qafr, Ibb Governorate, Kingdom of Yemen
DiedFebruary 9, 2016(2016-02-09) (aged 82–83)
OccupationPoet, historian, linguist, and archeologist
NationalityYemeni
Alma materCairo University
RelativesAbd Al-Karim Al-Iryani (brother)

Mutaher Ali Al-Eryani (Arabic: مطهر علي الإرياني; 1933 – 9 February 2016) was a popular Yemeni poet, archeologist, historian and linguist.[1] He was famous as a creative poet and considered one of the most celebrated historians and intellectuals in Yemen.[2] He has been called the "poet of Yemeni earth".[3]

  1. ^ Taher, Abdulbari (5 June 2006). "مطهر علي الإرياني .. شاعــر مبــدع وعالــم آثــاري ألمــع" [Mutaher Ali Al-Eryani..A brilliant poet and archeologist]. Nabanews (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ "OBITUARIES". AIYS. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ Fadhl, Ibrahim (29 October 2018). "The Yemeni Song: Yesterday And Today". Al-Madaniya Magazine. Retrieved 10 February 2023.