Wijdan Ali
Jordanian artist, art historian, educator and diplomat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Princess Wijdan Ali (Arabic: وجدان علي) (born 29 August 1939 in Baghdad, Iraq) is a Jordanian artist, art historian, educator and diplomat.[1] She is the ex-wife of Prince 'Ali bin Naif of Jordan. She is best known for her efforts to revive the traditions of Islamic art and her abstract paintings and for her work as an art historian.
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Born | Sharifa Wijdan bint Fawwaz Muhana (1939-08-29) 29 August 1939 (age 84) |
Nationality | Jordanian |
Education | B.A. University of Beirut; Muhanna Al-Dura and Armando Bruno; B.A., Beirut University (1961); Ph.D., University of London, (1993) |
Known for | Painter, art historian, educator, writer and diplomat |
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Movement | Hurufiyya movement |
Spouse | Prince 'Ali bin Naif of Jordan |
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