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  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/4319289/ali-abdel-gayoum",
  "name": "Ali Abdel Gayoum",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/4319289/ali-abdel-gayoum",
  "knownForDepartment": "Directing",
  "description": "Ali Abdel Qayyum – Summary (English)\n\nAli Abdel Qayyum (Arabic: علي عبد القيوم; born 1943, died 1998) was a Sudanese poet, filmmaker, and dramatist known for writing classical Arabic poetry. He belonged to the generation associated with the “Forest and Desert School” and the “Abadmak Group,” important movements in Sudanese modern literature. �\n\nويكيبيديا\n\nEarly Life and Education\n\nHe was born in the village of Al-Reqeer in northern Sudan. He studied primary and secondary school in Sudan, then earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Khartoum. He later moved to Poland to pursue higher studies in film directing. �\n\nويكيبيديا\n\nCareer\n\nWorked in public relations and as a translator and scriptwriter for documentary films in Kuwait. �\n\nويكيبيديا\n\nServed as head of production for the Sudanese Cinema Institution (1981–1983). �\n\nويكيبيديا\n\nTaught cinema history, theory, and criticism at the Higher Institute of Music and Theater. �\n\nويكيبيديا\n\nParticipated in cultural and literary conferences, representing Sudan. �\n\nويكيبيديا\n\nPoetry and Works\n\nHis poetry was known for its opposition to governments and powerful imagery. He released a poetry collection titled “Al-Khail wa Al-Hawajez” (Horses and Obstacles), published in Cairo in 1994, and some of his poems were set to music by well-known Sudanese singers. �\n\nويكيبيديا\n\nOther Contributions\n\nHe also wrote a theatrical play (Twenty Years on the Trial of a Friend) and a film (Four Days on Saad Island). �\n\nويكيبيديا\n\nDeath\n\nAli Abdel Qayyum died in Omdurman in 1998 after a long battle with illness. He was survived by his wife Salmi Abdallah and their children.",
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8YrEuFO0zs7GOtd5iaidZbegV2r.jpg",
  "lastVerified": "18 May 2026",
  "filmography": []
}