Mohammad Ahmad Haydara

Muhammad Ahmad Haydara
محمد أحمد حيدرة
Born1902 (1902)
al-Duwaymat, Taiz Governorate, Ottoman Empire
Died1973 (aged 70–71)
Alexandria, Egypt
OccupationTeacher

Muhammad Ahmad Haydara (1902 – 1973; Arabic: محمد أحمد حيدرة, romanizedMohammed Ahmad Haydarâ) was the first teacher of the enlightenment movement in the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen. He also wrote the lyrics for the Yemeni anthem, named Royal Salute.[1]

Haydara was born in the village of al-Duwaymat, in the Ottoman Empire. His father, Ahmad Haydara, was a merchant. He received his education in Aden, which belonged to the Aden Protectorate at the time. Later, he went to Cairo and studied there, obtaining a baccalaureate. Haydara founded the school al-Ahliyya in 1930 with Ahmad Muhammad Numan, which was a modern school teaching subjects such as mathematics, geography, and science. He had three sons, named Muhammad, Shaher, and Abdullah.[2] In 1973, Muhammad Ahmad Haydara died in Alexandria of illness.[3]

  1. ^ "تسجيل نادر: السلام الملكي للمملكة المتوكلية اليمنية، والمفاجاة كلمات النشيد من تأليف "محمد حيدرة" المولود في الأحكوم محافظة تعز (فيديو-صورة)". yemenisport.com (in Arabic). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ al-Hakimi, Muhammad (11 October 2007). "إعادة اكتشاف دور الأستاذ حيدرة". hakimipress.blogpost.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "محمد أحمد حيدرة". Tagepedia (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 June 2024.