winner Cultural & Scientific Achievments
Fifth Circle 1996-1997

• Born in Jerusalem, Palestine, 1935
• Migrated with his family to Egypt, 1948
• Wrote his first article after Suez crisis
• Joined the Palestinian National Council after publishing his important work The Question of Palestine 
• Was a victim of many vandalism attacks after he had been labelled as Professor of Terrorism
• Resigned from the PNC in 1991
• Condemned Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the military action against Iraq
• Condemned Gaza-Jericho Peace Agreement and refused to attend the ceremony in the White House
• Translated the famous speech by President Arafat before the UN’s General Secretariat on November 13, 1974
• Translated Palestine Independence Announcement, 1988

Academic Qualifications

• Studied at Saint George School, Jerusalem, Palestine
• Joined Victoria College, Cairo
• Harmon Mountain School, Harmon Mountain, Massachusetts
• BA, History and English Language, Princeton University, USA, 1957   
• MA in Literature, Harvard University (learned comparative literature from Harry Levin), 1960
• PhD in English Literature, Harvard University (student of Joseph Conrad), 1964
• In addition to Arabic, spoke English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Latin

Work Experience

• General Education Lecturer, Harvard University, 1959-1961
• Lecturer of History and Literature, Adams House, Harvard University, 1961-1963
• Supervisor of English, Colombia University, 1963-1965
• Assistant Professor of English, Colombia University, 1965-1967
• Advanced Studies Centre Associate, Illinois University, 1967-1968
• Associate professor of English and Comparative Literature, Colombia University, 1968-1970
• Professor of English and Comparative, Colombia University, 1970-1977
• Centre of Advanced Behaviourism Studies Associate, Stanford University, 1975-1976
• Manager of Criticism Courses at NUH, 1978
• Visiting Professor of Humanities, Hopkins University, 1979
• Chairman of PhD in Comparative Literature, Colombia University, 1982
• Visiting Professor of Comparative Literature, Bell University, 1985
• Visiting Professor, Toronto University, 1986
• Professor of Humanities, Colombia University, 1989 

Decision of the General Secretariat

The Board of Trustees' decision that Dr. Edward Saeed is a qualified nominee to win the award is based on his being one of the Arab thinkers who contributed seriously to the major issues of the Arab world in general and the Palestinian issue in particular. At the same time, he is a specialised critic, researcher who helped carry the Palestinian voice to international circles.

Throughout his life, Dr. Saeed was a responsible person who faced the enemies of his nation with reasoning and rationale and as a professor in the University of Columbia, he was a defender of freedom and democracy and of Islamic culture. He stood against state terror in all its forms, and supported human values.

Awards

• Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton University, 1957
• Woodrow Wilson Associate Professor, Harvard University, 1958
• Bowden Award, Harvard University, 1963
• Best Essay Award, National Council of Literature and Arts, 1969
• Guggenheim Associate Professor, 1972-1973
• Lionel Trilling Award, Colombia University, 1976
• Criticism Award, National Book of Critics, 1979
• Rene Award of Literary Award, 1984-1985
• Janette Le Stevens Award, Pennsylvania University, 1987
• Lionel Trilling Award, Colombia University, 1994
• UNESCO Picasso Medal, 1994
• MoNio Award, Italy, 1995
• Islamic Information Award, 1996  

Famous Works

• Intention and Method
• Orientalism
• The Question of Palestine
• Covering Islam
• The World
• After the Last Sky
• Blaming the Victims
• Musical Elaborations
• Peace in the Middle East
• Culture and Imperialism
• And many other researches and books

Died on September 25, 2003