winner Critisism & Literature Studies
Sixth Circle 1998-1999

• Born in Onaiza, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 1946
• BA in Arabic Literature, Al Riyadh University, 1969
• PhD, Exeter University, 1978
• Lecturer in criticism, King Abdul Aziz University, where he established the College of Literature and launched its magazine, 1978-1989
• Launched many scholarly projects in King Abdul Aziz University such as the Translation Centre and the Research Centre.
• Professor of criticism and literary theory at King Saud University since 1989
• Served as deputy Chairman of Jeddah Literature Club and helped develop its mission through symposia, conferences, publications and Alamat magazine 
• Visited several American universities and participated in many international events
• His works have been studied by many scholars

Awards

• AGCC’s Arabic Education Bureau Award for Humanities, 1985

Decision of the General Secretariat   

In appreciation of the fact that the critical works of Abdullah Al Ghozami’s show his broad knowledge of Arabic heritage and the fine balancing of modern and contemporary theories on criticism, the award for literary studies and criticism goes to him. Despite his profound understanding of post-modern theories, he does not rely totally on them, but looks for a part of that modernity in traditional Arab criticism.

In his diverse books, he proved to be among the top Arab critics who are toiling to bring literary criticism in our homeland to a new era that is closer to modern trends.

Famous Works

• The Sin and the Charge of Infidelity
• Analysing the Text
• Old and New Voice
• Attitude towards Modernism
• Writing Versus Writing
• The Culture of Questions
• The Poem and Counter Text
• Journey to the Republic of Theory
• The Woman and Language
• The Culture of Illusion
• Tale of a Box
• Feminising the poem and the different reader