Bahaa Taher
Bahaa Taher | |
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Bahaa Taher in 2009 | |
| Born | January 13, 1935 |
| Died | October 27, 2022 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Arabic Language |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alma mater | University of Cairo |
| Genre | Novels |
| Notable awards | International Prize for Arabic Fiction(IPAF) (2008) |
Bahaa Taher (Arabic: بهاء طاهر; 13 January 1935 – 27 October 2022), sometimes transliterated as Bahaa Tahir, Baha Taher, or Baha Tahir, was an Egyptian novelist and short story writer who wrote in Arabic. He was awarded the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2008.