Muhammad Jaber Āl Safa | |
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Born | 1875 Nabatiye, Ottoman Syria |
Died | 1945 Nabatiye, Lebanon |
Occupation | Historian, writer, poet, politician |
Notable works | Tārīkh Jabal ʻAmil (The History of Jabal Amil) |
Relatives | Ahmad Rida (father-in-law) Hisham Jaber (grandson) |
Muhammad Jaber Āl Safa (also spelled Jabir Al Safa) (1875–1945) (Arabic: محمد جابر آل صفا) was a historian, writer and politician from Jabal Amel (in modern-day Lebanon), known for his founding role in the anti-colonialist Arab nationalist movement in the turn-of-the-century Levant.[1]