Dr Shihab Ghanem
Dr. Shihab Ghanem is a UAE citizen living in Dubai. He has a double degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from Aberdeen University, Scotland, 1964 and a Master’s in Water Resource Engineering from Roorkee University, India, 1975. Dr. Ghanem also has a Doctorate in Economics from Cardiff University, Wales, 1989 and an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from Soka University, Tokyo, 2015. He has published about 100 books in Arabic and English. Anthologies of some of his poems have been translated into 20 languages and mostly published in book form. There are more than 30 songs by various singers including Sami Yousuf, Osama Safi, Suchetha and Ahmed Qasim based on his poems and lyrics
Dr. Ghanem is the recipient of more than 30 awards including the Tagore Peace Award 2012, UAE Cultural Personality of the Year Award 2015, the Al- Owais Creativity awards, Sharjah translation Awards, GALA Award, and World Poetry Society Intercontinental Award, 2013, Rashid Award for Scientific Excellence 1989, amongst many other honors. He is currently engaged in research and writing after retiring from public service as the Director of Engineering at Dubai Ports & Jebel Ali Free Zone and Managing Director of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Technology Park, Dubai.
