Saadallah Wannous
French Mandate
Saadallah Wannous was a Syrian playwright, writer and editor on Arabic theater. He was born into an Alawite family in the village of Hussein al-Bahr, near Tartous, where he received his early education. He studied journalism in Cairo, Egypt and later served as editor of the art and cultural sections of the Syrian official newspaper Al-Baath and the Lebanese daily As-Safir. For many years, he was also director of the department for music and theater in the Ministry for Culture and National Guidance of Syria.
Connection to Damascus
Lived worked and died in Damascus; directed the Music and Theater Administration of Syria.
Known for
Theater of politicization; UNESCO World Theater Day address; play The King is the King.
Lifespan
1941 – 1997-05-15
Biography
Saadallah Wannous was a Syrian playwright, writer and editor on Arabic theater. He was born into an Alawite family in the village of Hussein al-Bahr, near Tartous, where he received his early education. He studied journalism in Cairo, Egypt and later served as editor of the art and cultural sections of the Syrian official newspaper Al-Baath and the Lebanese daily As-Safir. For many years, he was also director of the department for music and theater in the Ministry for Culture and National Guidance of Syria.