Farouk Shousha

Farouk Shousha (Arabic: فاروق شوشة; January 9, 1936 – October 14, 2016) was an Egyptian poet.

When a cholera epidemic led to his confinement at home, Shousha read poetry to pass the time.

In his role as Secretary-General, Shousha was critical of what he considered to be a decline in the quality of Arabic in Egypt, a problem he attributed to radio and television announcers, poor teaching standards and the lack of libraries in schools.

Concerning the volumes' publication, Shousha remarked, "I am happy to be honored during my lifetime, not, as is the case with so many intellectuals, long after I die.

"[1] In 2018, in his honor, Google changed its logo to a doodle of him in nine countries across the Middle East on what would have been his 82 birthday.