About: Abd al-Quddus al-Ansari

Abd al-Quddus al-Ansari (Arabic: عبد القدوس الأنصاري, romanized: ʿAbd al-Quddūs al-Anṣārī; c. 12 February 1907 – 5 April 1983) was a Saudi Arabian historian, journalist and writer, born and raised in Medina under Ottoman and Hashemite rule into a Khazraji family. Employed by local government just after graduation from a local madrasah in 1928, he held several official positions from 1928 to 1954. A self-taught historian and archaeologist, he was the author of works about the history of Medina and wrote about various topics of his region, the Hejaz. In 1937, he founded “Al-Manhal” monthly magazine. He also wrote literary works like The Twins (1930), the first Hejazi-Saudi novel, but his many professional activities prevented him from writing more than one novel. He died at the age of 76 in