Huda al-Naimi

Biography

Huda Al-Naimi is a Qatari writer with a doctorate in medical physics. She worked in a medical facility for many years before recently dedicating herself to writing. Parallel to her work in the medical field, she began publishing short stories in 1997. She published several volumes of stories (Al-Makhla, Anatha, Abatil, Halat Tashibna) and in 2012 a play for children (Al-Naba Al-Dahabi). This was followed by a collection of short stories (Qamt) published in children's magazines in the Arab world, an autobiographical story (Hinnib al-Nakhil) in 2021, and her novel (Za'farana) in 2024. She was selected as a member of the jury for the Arabic Booker Prize "Al-Bukkar Al-Arabi" in 2012 and as a member of the jury for the Katara Prize for Arabic Literature in 2018. She has participated in numerous conferences throughout the Arab world.