Ahmed Shawqi was born in #Cairo#. He started going to school at the age of four and he was able to successfully complete his primary and secondary school. He wanted to stduy law but he could not because of his young age. Later he finished law school, obtaining a degree in translation. Shawqi was then offered a job in the court of the Khedive Abbas II.
After a year working in the court of the Khedive, Shawqi was sent to continue his studies in Law at the Universities of Montpellier and Paris for three years. While in France, he was heavily influenced by the works of French playwrights, most notably Molière and Racine.[2]
due to his intelligence, Tofiq Pasha Khadewi sent him to France to study law. He returned to Egypt in 1894, and remained a prominent member of the Arab literary culture until the British forced him into exile in southern Spain, Andalusia, in 1914. Shawqi remained there until 1920, and then returned to Egypt. In 1927 he was crowned by his peers as the Prince of Poets in recognition of his considerable contributions to the literary field. He held several administrative and cultural positions. He was a prominent figure in his field and wrote poems in Arabic. He was known as the prince of the poets. His most important works are:
1- Diwan (Shawqiyat) three volumes.
2- Arab countries.
3- Diwan (Majnoon and Leila).
4- Ali Beg the Great.
5- Qambiz.
6. The death of Cleopatra.
In the first part of his book Shawqiat, this famous figure tells his biography from his father's mouth: “We are of Kurdish origin”.[1]