Background
His mother Aziza Ali Sa'eid originally was from Egypt.
His mother Aziza Ali Sa'eid originally was from Egypt.
Alfituri is a Sudanese poet born in Egypt. Her family moved to Libya and then to Darfur, Sudan. Alfituri's father moved from Libya to Darfur before the First World War, under the pressure from the Italian colonial government.
Alfituri received his education in Alexandria, Egypt, where he joined Al-mahad el-dinnai, or Religion Institute. Then Alfituri moved to Cairo and joined Al-Azahr, Faculty of Science. Alfituri worked as an editor for many Sudanese and Egyptian newspapers.
Alfituri was appointed as an expert in the Arab League (1968–1970), and also as cultural consultant for the Libyan Embassy in Italy, consultant and ambassador for the Libyan Embassy in Lebanon, and also a consultant for the Libyan embassy in Morocco.
He is a member of the Union of Arab Writers.