Shakib Arslan

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Shakib Arslan
Born	25 December 1869 Choueifat, Ottoman Syria
Died	9 December 1946(1946-12-09) (aged 76) Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality	Lebanese
Other names	Amir al-Bayān
Occupations	Politician writer poet historian
Children	May Arslan
Relatives	Emir Majid Arslan II Emir Talal Arslan Walid Jumblatt (grandson)

Shakib Arslan (Arabic: شَكيب أَرْسَلان‎; 25 December 1869 – 9 December 1946) was a Lebanese writer, poet, historian, politician, and Emir in Lebanon. A prolific writer, he produced some 20 books and 2,000 articles,^[1]: 103 as well as two collections of poetry and a "prodigious correspondence".^[2]: viii He was known as Amir al-Bayān (Arabic: أَميرُ البَيان, lit. 'Prince of Eloquence') due to his influential writings.