Mahmoud Daoud Sulaiman Al-Samra,[1] محمود السمرة, (April 20, 1923 – November 10, 2018) was a Jordanian academic, academic administrator, and writer.

Al-Samra served as the Jordanian Minister of Culture from 1991 until 1993.

[2] He authored more than 250 books, articles, research papers and other academic and literary works during his career.

[2] Al-Samra was born in Tantura, Mandatory Palestine, in 1923.

[1] Mahmoud Al-Samra died on November 10, 2018, at the age of 95.