Najm Abdulkarim
Najm Abdulkarim | |
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نجم عبد الكريم | |
 Abdulkarim in February 2020 | |
| Born | Najm Abdulkarim Hamza Al-Jilawi October 25, 1938 |
| Nationality | Kuwaiti |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Journalist, Actor, and Play director |
| Years active | 1963-present |
Najm Abdulkarim (Arabic: نجم عبد الكريم, born: October 25, 1938) is a Kuwaiti writer and journalist.
Early life
[edit]Najm Abdulkarim was born on 25 October 1938 in Iraq. He's a naturalised Kuwaiti citizen who was born to an Iraqi father; his siblings are Bedoon. His brother Musafer Abdulkarim was executed by the Kuwaiti liberation militants following the liberation of Kuwait from Iraq after he had been accused of collaborating with the Iraqi regime during the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait.[1]
Career
[edit]His career as a journalist and radio host spanned more than five decades. He worked for Radio Kuwait, interviewing influential writers and other artists like Taha Hussein. He also worked for the Kuwait Television as a director of cinema and entertainment.[2]
He wrote the questions for the Arabic version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? TV program. At one point, he was considered for presenting the program, but the producer preferred a more popular figure in the Arab world.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Listing on Iraqi Baathist Party's Assassination List
[edit]He publicly opposed the regime of Saddam Hussein during the 1980s. He even wrote a poem comparing the party to "cancer" which made him targeted and listed on the party's assassination list.[4]
He married three times. He has two daughters and a son from his first marriage, and is estranged by his original family after marrying a young Moroccan paid escort. He also has two daughters from his third marriage.[5]
Books
[edit]Najm wrote two nonfiction books:
- Shakhsiyyat A'araftuha wa Hawartuha (lit. Notable People I knew and Interviewed, 2012) ISBN 9789953215310
- Udaba Min Al A'alam: Gharaaeb Maesawiyya, Siyyar wa Hikayat Asrar Abeqera wa U'dhama (lit. The World's Writers: their Tragedies, Stories, and Secrets, 2014)
Plays
[edit]Najm Abdulkarim directed two plays:
- Bani Samt (1975)
- Hakamat Mahkamutu Al Sultan
Acting
[edit]He appeared in two movies
- Hobbi Fi Al Qahera (1963)
- Al Rajul Al Hadidi (1981)
References
[edit]- ^ "من هو الإعلامي الكبير نجم عبدالكريم؟" [Who is the Great Writer Najm Abdulkarim?] (in Arabic). 19 April 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "نجم عبد الكريم وكتاب عن شخصيات حاورها وعن ضحالة الفكر الان" [Najm Abdulkarim and a book about people he interviewed, and the intellectual superficiality prevalent nowadays] (in Arabic). 24 May 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "نجم عبدالكريم يكشف سر استبعاده من تقديم برنامج من سيربح المليون؟" [Najm Abdulkarim Reveals Why He Had Been Disqualified From Presenting he Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? TV Program] (in Arabic). 19 April 2021. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021.
- ^ Izzat Ibrahim (18 September 2019). "نجم عبدالكريم: 3 مراحل لتعلم الكتابة شرط القراءة" [Najm Abdulkarim: 3 steps to learn writing—Reading is a prerequisite] (in Arabic). Al Jarida. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "The great Kuwaiti Journalist Najim Abdulkareem, Guest of Wanek Program with Mohamed Al-Khumaisi". Wanek (in Arabic). 27 February 2018. Rotana. Khalejia TV. Retrieved 5 September 2021.