Fayeq Abdul-Jaleel
Kuwaiti poet, playwright and lyricist
Died when: 42 years 243 days (511 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Fayeq Mohammed Al-Ayadhi (Arabic: ???? ???? ??? ???????) (born May 5, 1948), better known by his pen name Fayeq Abdul-Jaleel (Arabic: ???? ?????????), was a prominent Kuwaiti poet, playwright and lyricist whose work was well known throughout the Arab world.
He was captured by Iraqi forces during the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and he was the best known of more than 600 Kuwaiti civilians who were held as prisoners of war by Saddam Hussein's government.
He was never seen by his family or friends again until his remains were unearthed in the Iraqi desert in 2004.
The timing and manner of his death is a matter of some enduring mystery.
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