Kamal Kheir Beik
Kamal Kheir Beik | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1935 Qardaha, Syria |
| Died | 1 November 1980 (aged 44–45) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Shatila Martyrs' cemetery |
| Alma mater | University of Geneva |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Years active | 1950s–1980 |
| Writing career | |
| Pen name | Cadmus Kamal Mohamed |
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | Poetry |
Kamal Kheir Beik (1935–1980) was a Syrian-born poet and dissident. He is known for his Arabic poems written in free verse and for his frequent exiles. He was assassinated in Beirut on 5 November 1980 together with two other members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP). The murder is one of the unsolved cases in Lebanon.