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'''AbdulAziz Saud Al-Babtain''' ({{lang-ar|عبدالعزيز سعود البابطين}}) |
'''AbdulAziz Saud Al-Babtain''' ({{lang-ar|عبدالعزيز سعود البابطين}}) |
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Born in Kuwait in 1936 |
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- He is a poet and one of the most prominent businessmen in Kuwait. His commercial and industrial activities span Europe, the United States, China and the Middle East. He also has various investments in a number of Arab countries. |
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- He published his first poetry diwan "Intimations of the Desert" in 1995. |
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== Current Efforts == |
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Mr. Al-Babtain has established and fully financed a number of extremely important cultural ventures including The Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Prize for Imam Al Bukhari grandchildren which is an annual prize of U.S. $100,000 to restore the genuine cultural bridges between the Arab Nation and the recently independent Asian Islamic states, and the Saud Al Babtain's Kuwaiti Commission for Post Graduate Studies, which grants scholarships for people of the [[Islamic Republics]] of [[Central Asia]] (100 scholarships annually) to study at [[Al-Azhar University|Al Azhar University]] in [[Cairo]]. |
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- He published his second poetry diwan "Wastefarer” in 2004. |
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- He is a member of the Kuwait National Committee for Educational Support. |
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- A member of the Kuwait Writers Association. |
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- A member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Cultural Forum in Beirut. |
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- A member of the Fez Saiss Cultural Association in Morocco. |
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- A corresponding member of the Arabic Language Academy in Damascus. |
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- A member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Thought Foundation, and one of its founders. |
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- A member of the Board of Trustees of the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain. |
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- A member of the Board of Trustees of the College of Arts at Kuwait University |
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== Honorary Certificates == |
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1. An honorary doctorate from the University of Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 1995, for his role in enriching Islamic culture. |
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2. An honorary doctorate from the University of Baku, Azerbaijan in 2000, for his efforts in the fields of Arab and Islamic culture and literature. |
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3. An honorary doctorate in Literature from Yarmouk University, Jordan in 2001, for his distinctive contributions in the fields of literature, culture and poetic creativity. |
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4. An honorary doctorate in Humanities from the Kyrgyz-Kuwaiti University in 2002. |
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5. An honorary doctorate in Humanities from the University of Joy, Kyrgyzstan in 2002 |
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6. An honorary diploma from "The Progressive Social Union for Women" in Kyrgyzstan, for his efforts in supporting friendships between people on 26/04/2002. |
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7. An honorary doctorate from the University of Algiers on 11/05/2005. |
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8. An honorary doctorate from the Sidi Mohamed bin Abdullah University in Fez on 15/12/2006. |
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9. An honorary doctorate from the University of Khartoum, Sudan on 28/04/2007. |
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10. An honorary doctorate from Al-Farabi National University in Kazakhstan in 25/5/ 2009. |
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He has also established the Al-Babtain Central Library for [[Arabic poetry]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albabtainlibrary.org.kw/English/index.html|publisher=Official|title=Al-Babtain Library|accessdate=October 9, 2011}}</ref> which opened to the public in January 2002, and is the only library of its kind in Kuwait. |
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He has also instituted the Al Babtain Translation Center<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albabtainprize.org/default.aspx?PageId=38|title=Al-Babtain Translation Center|publisher=Al-Babtain Prize|accessdate=October 9, 2011}}</ref> which was established in 2004 with the objective of supporting the translation movement from foreign languages to [[Arabic language]] and vice versa, in addition to the translation project which is implemented in co-operation with [[UNESCO]] in [[Paris]] to translate works from Arabic to foreign languages. It is run by Dr. Mohammed Rumaihi. |
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== Poetry == |
== Poetry == |
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AbdulAziz Saud Al-Babtain (Arabic: عبدالعزيز سعود البابطين) Born in Kuwait in 1936 - He is a poet and one of the most prominent businessmen in Kuwait. His commercial and industrial activities span Europe, the United States, China and the Middle East. He also has various investments in a number of Arab countries.
- He published his first poetry diwan "Intimations of the Desert" in 1995.
- He published his second poetry diwan "Wastefarer” in 2004.
- He is a member of the Kuwait National Committee for Educational Support.
- A member of the Kuwait Writers Association.
- A member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Cultural Forum in Beirut.
- A member of the Fez Saiss Cultural Association in Morocco.
- A corresponding member of the Arabic Language Academy in Damascus.
- A member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Thought Foundation, and one of its founders.
- A member of the Board of Trustees of the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain.
- A member of the Board of Trustees of the College of Arts at Kuwait University
Honorary Certificates
1. An honorary doctorate from the University of Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 1995, for his role in enriching Islamic culture.
2. An honorary doctorate from the University of Baku, Azerbaijan in 2000, for his efforts in the fields of Arab and Islamic culture and literature.
3. An honorary doctorate in Literature from Yarmouk University, Jordan in 2001, for his distinctive contributions in the fields of literature, culture and poetic creativity.
4. An honorary doctorate in Humanities from the Kyrgyz-Kuwaiti University in 2002.
5. An honorary doctorate in Humanities from the University of Joy, Kyrgyzstan in 2002
6. An honorary diploma from "The Progressive Social Union for Women" in Kyrgyzstan, for his efforts in supporting friendships between people on 26/04/2002.
7. An honorary doctorate from the University of Algiers on 11/05/2005.
8. An honorary doctorate from the Sidi Mohamed bin Abdullah University in Fez on 15/12/2006.
9. An honorary doctorate from the University of Khartoum, Sudan on 28/04/2007.
10. An honorary doctorate from Al-Farabi National University in Kazakhstan in 25/5/ 2009.
Poetry
Mr. Al-Babtain is an extremely established poet in the region, with two published collections. The first, published in 1995 was titled Bauhel-Bawadi (Intimations of the Desert) and the second collection, Mosfer fil Qefar (Wastefarer) was published in 2006.