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Said Akl
Saýid Ýaql
سعيد عقل
Born 4 July 1911
Zahlé, Ottoman Lebanon
Died 28 November 2014 (aged 103)
Beirut, Lebanon
Occupation Poet, philosopher, writer, playwright, linguist and ideologue

Said Akl (Arabic: سعيد عقل) or Saïd Akl, Said Aql and Saeed Akl) (4 July 1912 – 28 November 2014) was a Lebanese poet, writer, playwright and language reformer. He was thought to be as one of the most important Lebanese poets of the modern age. He also helped create the Lebanese alphabet.

Akl died in Beirut, Lebanon at the age of 102.

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  • Yara-said-akl

    Said Akl's book Yara and an excerpt from the book in his proposed Lebanese alphabet

  • Lebnaan Newspaper issue 686

    LEBNAAN in proposed Said Akl alphabet (issue #686)

  • Lebnan-9-February-1977

    LEBNAAN in Lebanese dialect using Arabic alphabet (9 February 1977 issue)

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