Jawad Ali

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Jawad Ali
جواد علي
Born1907
Died1987 (aged 79–80)
Baghdad, Iraq
NationalityIraqi
EducationHamburg University
Occupation(s)historian, academic, writer
Years active1931–1987

Jawad Ali (1907–1987) was an Iraqi historian and academic specializing in Islamic and Arabic history.[1] He received his doctorate from Hamburg University in 1939 and is known for his book, The history of the Arabs before Islam[2] which became one of the most referenced works on the history of Arabs before Islam. Jawad Ali worked in the Department of History at the Faculty of Education at the University of Baghdad beginning in the 1950s.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Corm, Georges (2020). Arab Political Thought: Past and Present. C. Hurst & Co. p. 276. ISBN 9781787383678.
  2. ^ Jamme, Albert (1954). "Ta'rikh al 'arabi qabl al-islam [History of the Arabs before Islam], by Jawad 'Ali, Vol. 3: The political section". Middle East Journal. 8: 213 ff. ProQuest 1290740285.