Najeeb Diab

Najeeb Diab
Portrait of Najeeb Diab c. 1913
Born
Najeeb Moussa Diab

(1870-08-06)August 6, 1870
Roumieh, Mount Lebanon, Ottoman Syria
Died July 11, 1936(1936-07-11) (aged 65)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S
Occupationwriter
Known forSyrian nationalist, writer, and journalist
SpouseKatherine Saba

Najeeb Diab full name Najeeb Moussa Diab (Arabic: نجيب موسى دياب; August 6, 1870 – July 11, 1936) was an early Syrian nationalist, founding owner of major Arabic language newspaper, publisher of Khalil Gibran and major force behind development of Arab-American Al Mahjar literary movement.