Saif al-Rahbi

Saif al-Rahbi (born 1956) is an Omani poet, essayist and writer.

Afterwards, he lived and worked abroad for many years, in Cairo, Damascus, Algeria, Paris and London among others.

Al-Rahbi has published several books of poetry and prose till date.

His work has appeared in Banipal magazine, where he also serves as a consulting editor.

He was on the judging panel of the 2010 Arabic Booker Prize, and he was also a judge of Beirut39, a competition held in 2009-10 to identify the most promising young Arab writers.