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Abu Khaled Nazek Khaled Dhamra
, English name: Nazek Khaled Dhamra,
Place of birth: Beit Sira village, Ramallah district/Palestine,
Date of birth: 15/12/1937,
Academic qualifications: Master of Business Administration from the University of Dallas, Texas/USA, 1976,
Professional life:
1- I moved to live in America, devoting myself to writing, reading, and sometimes translating, from 1996 until the present time.
2- From 1992 to 1996, I retired and devoted myself to writing and reading in Amman.
3- I worked as the General Manager of the Jordanian Center Company/Amman, a public shareholding company, from 1987 to 1991.
4- I taught for two years at the Arab College in Amman from 1985 to 1986.
5- I worked as a manager in Saudi companies from 1978 to 1984.
6- I resided in the United States (Dallas, Texas) and pursued a Master's degree from 1975 to
1977. 7- I worked in administration with the Saudi government from 1966 to 1975.
8- I worked as a teacher for five years in Saudi Arabia from 1960 to 1965.
9- I worked as a teacher for five years in the West Bank of Jordan from 1955 to 1960.
10- I studied for two years in the boarding section of the Rural Teachers' Training College/Beit Hanina, Jerusalem, from 1953 to 1955 and obtained a diploma to work as a teacher in village schools.
11- I completed my intermediate or preparatory secondary education at a school. Ramallah Secondary School 1951-1953
12- I studied primary school at Saffa School, near my village of Beit Sira.
Publications:
1- A collection of short stories entitled (Painting and Wall), 1994, published by Aram Publishing House.
2- A collection of short stories entitled (Sun in the Café), 1996, Al-Aswaq Newspaper Press.
3- A novel entitled (The Jar), published by Al-Nasr Publishing House, 1997.
4- A novel entitled (Clouds), 1999, published by Al-Karmel Publishing House.
5- Children's stories entitled (World Tales for Children), published by Al-Yazouri Publishing House and printed with full support from the Jordan University of Science and Technology under the "A Library for Every Home" program, 2005.
6- A collection of short stories entitled (Some Love), 2004.
7- A novel entitled (Faded Shadows), published by Fada'at Publishing House, 2006.
8- A collection of short stories entitled (The Paralyzed Man and the Cliff), 2009, published by Al-Yazouri Publishing House.
9- A collection of short stories entitled (A Whistle in Embassy) 2011
10- Novel (Moving Shadows) late 2012
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