Wijdan Ali

Wijdan Ali
Born
Sharifa Wijdan bint Fawwaz Muhana

(1939-08-29) 29 August 1939 (age 85)
Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq
NationalityJordanian
EducationB.A. University of Beirut; Muhanna Al-Dura and Armando Bruno; B.A., Beirut University (1961); Ph.D., University of London, (1993)
Known forPainter, art historian, educator, writer and diplomat
Notable work
  • Contemporary Art from the Islamic World, 1989
  • Modern Islamic Art: Development and Continuity, 1997
MovementHurufiyya movement
SpousePrince 'Ali bin Naif of Jordan

Princess Wijdan Ali (Arabic: وجدان علي) (born 29 August 1939 in Baghdad, Iraq) is a Jordanian artist, art historian, educator and diplomat.[1] She is the ex-wife of Prince 'Ali bin Naif of Jordan. She is best known for her efforts to revive the traditions of Islamic art and her abstract paintings and for her work as an art historian.

  1. ^ Bloom, Jonathan; Blair, Sheila S.; Blair, Sheila (2009). "Ali, Wijdan, Princess". The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture. p. 53. ISBN 978-0195309911.