Ebrahim Hussein

Tanzanian playwright and poet

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Also known as Ebrahim N.‏ ‎Hussein

Born: 1943
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1.Stated in NUKAT
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Birthplace: Kilwa Kivinje
Citizenship: Tanzania
Occupation: playwright
, poet
Education: University of Eastern Africa, Baraton
, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Languages spoken, written or signed: Swahili
Notable work: Alikiona
, Mashetani
, Kinjeketile

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Ebrahim Hussein is a Tanzanian playwright and poet. His first play, Kinjeketile (1969), written in Swahili, and based on the life of Kinjikitile Ngwale, a leader of the Maji Maji Rebellion, is considered "a landmark of Tanzanian theatre".

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EEbrahim Hussein poetry prize2014 · honor awarded annually since 2014 to the winner of the poetry contest under the same name

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Dictionary of African Biography
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Given name: Ebrahim
Writing language: Swahili
Academic degree: doctorate

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