Background
Atwan, Hussein Ahmad was born on October 1, 1942 in Usdood, Palestine. Son of Ahmad Hussein Atwan and Aziza Khalil Ibrahim.
Atwan, Hussein Ahmad was born on October 1, 1942 in Usdood, Palestine. Son of Ahmad Hussein Atwan and Aziza Khalil Ibrahim.
Bachelor, Cairo University, 1963. Master of Arts, Cairo University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Cairo University, 1968.
Assistant professor Arabic literature, U. Jordan, 1968-1972; associate professor, U. Jordan, 1972-1976; professor, U. Jordan, since 1976. Consultant Jordan's Celebrity award, Saddam's award for Literature, Baghdad, Iraq, Sultan Ibn Ali Al-Uweis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Recipient Saddam's award for Literature Iraqi Ministry Culture, Baghdad, 1987.
Married Adla Yousef Abu Sham, September 7, 1967. Children: Randa, Alaa, Manaal, Ghaydaa'.