Salma al-Malaika
Salma al-Malaika | |
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| Native name |
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| Born | Salma Abdul Razzaq al-Malaika 29 February 1908 |
| Died | 26 June 1953 (aged 45) |
| Resting place | Brookwood Cemetery |
| Pen name | Umm Nizār |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Arabic |
| Notable works | The Song of Glory, 1965 |
| Spouse |
Sadiq al-Malaika
(m. 1923; died 1953) |
| Children | 7, including Nazik Al-Malaika |
Salma Abdul Razzaq al-Malaika (Arabic: سلمى الملائكة c. 1908–1953) was an Iraqi poet. She wrote under the pen name Umm Nizār about women's rights and patriotism in Iraq. Her first published poem was an elegy for Iraqi poet Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi. A collection of her poetry was published posthumously in 1965 as The Song of Glory (Unshūdat al-Majd). Her daughter was the poet Nazik Al-Malaika.