Najat Abdul Samad
  • Title:Doctor
  • Gender:Female
  • ISNI:0000000382326540
  • Year of Birth:1967, Sweida, Syrian Arab Republic
  • Lives in:Germany
  • Citizen of:Germany
  • Education:Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Biography

Samad was born in As-Suwayda, Syria in 1967. She currently lives in Germany. She graduated from Damascus University with a degree in Arabic Language and Literature. She has four published novels. Her first novel "Bilad al-Manafi" was published by Dar al-Rayyis in 2010. Abdel Samad has also translations from the Russian language such as "The Memoirs of a Young Doctor" by the Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov, which was a joint work with other translators; Osama Abu Al-Hassan and Thaer Zain Al-Din. In 2018, Abdel Samad's novel "La Maa Yarweeha" won the Katara Prize for Arabic Novels in the category of published Arab novels.

Published works
  • Muthakarat Tabib Shab, Translated by, Taliaa Publishing, 2005, Book
  • Belad Al Manafi, By (author), Raies Publishing, 2010, Book
  • Ghornikat Suria, By (author), Madarek Publishing House, 2013, Book
  • Fi Hananya Al Harb, By (author), Madarek Publishing House, 2015, Book
  • La Maa Yarweeha, By (author), Difaf Publishing, 2016, Book
Awards
  • Katara Prize for Arabic Novels in the category of published Arab novels, 2018