ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Mannāʻī

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ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Mannāʻī
Born	1948 Qatar
🏳️ Nationality	Qatari
Other names	Al-Shamali (The Northerner)
💼 Occupation	Playwright and Director

ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Mannāʻī(Arabic:عبد الرحمن المناعي) is a playwright and stage director who was born in Qatar in 1948. He obtained a technical high school diploma in Electricity in 1969, in addition to some vocational courses and English Language courses. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of the theatrical movement in Qatar for his first play Umm Zain (Zain’s Mother) - which he wrote in 1975 and which was directed by the Jordanian director: Hani Ṣnober - is a marker in Qatar’s theatrical and artistic history.

Published Works

Some of his published works include the followings:

• 1975: Umm Zain or (Zayn’s Mother).
• 1976: Baqi Al-Waṣiya or (The Will’s Remainder).
• 1976: Hubeel Yal Mal.
• 1977: Al-Jareema or (The Crime).
• 1978: Al-Mughani Wa Al-Amira or (The Singer and The Princess).
• 1979: Yal Leil Yal Leil or (O Night O Night).
• 1980: Al- Ḥithaʾa Al-Thahabi or (The Golden Shoe).
• 1982: Al-Fil Ya Malik Al-Zaman or (The Elephant The King of Timest).
• 1983: Hal Shakel Ya Zaʿafaran (The Way You Look O Saffron).
• 1984: Ḥikayet Ḥaddad or (A Smith’s Story).
• 1984: Aneen Al- Ṣawari or (The Mast’s Moans/Whine).
• 1987: Qiṭar Al-Maraḥ or (Train of Joy).
• 1987: Al-Thaman or (The Price).
• 1989: Al-Khayma or (The Tent).
• 1990: Al-Muharrej or (The Clown).
• 1990: Al- Ḥadeth Wa Al-Kaʾen or (The Accident and The Creature).
• 1995: Rasaʾel Bu Aḥmad Al- Ḥuwaily or (The Letters of Aḥmad Al- Ḥuwaily).
• 1999: Ghanawi Al-Shamali or (The Northerner’s Songs).
• 2000: Zakariya Ḥabibi or (My Dear Zakariya).
• 2001: Moghram Hal Shoq or (This Longing is Smitten).
• 2001: Al-Khuyool or (The Horses).
• 2004: Khaymat Al-ʿEzz or (The Tent of Wealth/Pride).
• 2005: Yahl Al-Sharq or (O People of The East).
• 2006: Ahl Al-Sharq or (People of The East).
• 2006: Mai Wa Gheylan or (Mai and Geylan).
• 2007: Halwasat or (Hallucinations).
• 2010: Asfar Al-Zubari or (Al-Zubari’s Travels).
• 2010: Al-Lʾul ʾua Bayn Al-Dasha Wa Al-Qifal or (The Pearl Between The Dive and The Soar).
• 2012: Karak.
• 2015: Hunak or (There).

Prizes and Awards

• Best Theatrical Techniques Award (for the play: Al-Mutarashequn or The Throwers) in the second round of Carthage Festival Tunisia 1985.
• Cooperation Council Medal at the Muscat Summit 1989.
• Honor of Theatrical Leadership in The Second Gulf Festival, Qatar 1990.
• Best Theatrical Work Award (for his play: Ghanawi Al-Shamali or The Northerner’s Songs) in The Sixth Gulf Festival, Muscat 2000.
• The Judging Panel’s Award for the play (Maqamat Bin Baḥr or Maqams of Al-Jaḥiz) in the third round of Carthage Festival Tunisia 1978.
• Best Director Award (for his play Moghram Hal Shoq or This Longing is Smitten) in The Seventh Gulf Festival, Doha 2002.
• State Merit Award in Theater Art 2006.

Job positions

• Radio Technician at Royal Dutch Shell Company 1970-1975.
• Cultural Center Observer (Ministry of Media) the first apparatus concerned with culture in Qatar 1974-179.
• Assistant Director at the Culture and Arts Department.
• Assistant Director at the Culture and Arts Department (Ministry of Media) 1979-1983.

References

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