Reem al-Kamali

Reem Al-Kamali is an Emirati author and journalist. She was born in 1979 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She is primarily interested in heritage and ancient languages.^[1][2]

Reem Al-Kamali
Born	1979
Occupation	Author, Journalist
Nationality	Emirati
Education	Lebanese University (BA)
Notable works	Rose's Diary
Notable awards	Al-Owais Creative Award Sheikh Zayed Book Award
Children	2

Biography

Al-Kamali completed her high school education in Al-Ittihad School in Dubai. She obtained a Diploma in Social Studies from Al-Ain Scientific College. Then, she went on to obtain her Bachelor's Degree in History from the Lebanese University in Beirut.^[1]

She worked as a columnist in Emirati newspapers from 1996-2000. She also worked as an editor for political and cultural columns from 2001-2008. She has been working at Al-Bayan newspaper since 2008, and she works as designer of her cultural column known as 'Masarat.' She has been the newspaper's librarian since 2015.^[1]

Memberships

Al-Kamali is a member of various organizations and literary unions, including:

• The Emirati Journalists' Union
• The Emirati Writers' Union
• Al-Owais Creative Award Assembly
• The GCC History and Archeology Association^[3]

Her works

• The Sultanate of Hormuz (2013), Owais Prize for Creativity in 2015
• The Statue of Dalma (2018), winner of the Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity^[4]
• Rose’s Diary (2021), shortlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize in 2022^[5]

Awards

• Al-Owais Creative Award for The Sultanate of Hormuz, 2015^[6]
• The Sharjah International Book Fair Best Emirati Book Award for The Statue of Dalma, 2018.^[7]
• Her novel, Rose's Diary, was shortlisted for the Poker Award in 2022^[8] and was longlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for 2021.^[9]