WRITER

Rajaa al-Sanea

1981 - Today

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Rajaa al-Sanea (رجاء بنت عبد الله الصانع; born in 1981, on 11 September) is a Saudi Arabian writer who became famous through her novel Girls of Riyadh (بنات الرياض Banāt al-Riyāḍ). The book was first published in Lebanon in 2005 and in English in 2007. Al-Sanea grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of a family of doctors. As of 2014, she is currently an assistant professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Rajaa al-Sanea is the 7,355th most popular writer (down from 7,186th in 2024), the 317th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 313th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Saudi Arabian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Rajaa al-Sanea ranks 7,355 out of 7,302. Before her are Lauren Beukes, Peter Craig, Alejandro Rejon Huchin, Paul Harding, Nnedi Okorafor, and Caitlin Moran. After her are Amy Webb, Henriett Seth F., Naomi Alderman, Stephanie Garber, İsmail Küçükkaya, and Jonas Deichmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Rajaa al-Sanea ranks 1,103. Before her are Sylwia Bogacka, Rachel Platten, Li Na, Kōji Morisaki, Nancy Langat, and Morten Green. After her are Linda Sundblad, Huenes Marcelo Lemos, Nerea Barros, Sahraa Karimi, Chiharu Icho, and Ben Sigmund.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Rajaa al-Sanea ranks 317 out of 354. Before her are Abdullah Al-Waked (1975), Talal Jebreen (1973), Mohammed Ameen (1980), Rayyanah Barnawi (1988), Salem al-Hazmi (1981), and Mabrouk Zaid (1979). After her are Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi (1974), Ibrahim Mater (1975), Saad Al-Harthi (1984), Sami Al-Najei (1997), Nasser Al-Dawsari (1998), and Firas Al-Buraikan (2000).

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Among WRITERS In Saudi Arabia

Among writers born in Saudi Arabia, Rajaa al-Sanea ranks 13. Before her are Al-A'sha (570), Ka'b ibn Zuhayr (700), Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah (644), Raif Badawi (1984), Hiba Abu Nada (1991), and Muhammad al-'Arifi (1970). After her are Hissa Hilal (null), and Ashraf Fayadh (1980).

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