Hussam al-Khatib (1932-2022) was a Palestinian-Syrian writer, critic, linguist, and translator. He served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 1971 and was an advisor in the Syrian presidency from 1966 to 1970, later becoming the assistant to the Minister of Higher Education. In 2015, he received the Palestinian State Appreciation Award for his body of work. He won the King Faisal Prize for Arabic Literature in 2002 and the Jordanian Order of Independence in 1976. He is the father of journalist Dima al-Khatib.
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Time Zone - Asia/Jerusalem (2:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - حسام
sharp sword, sharp blade
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حسام الخطيب belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Tiberias
Place of Death: Doha
Educated At: Damascus University | University of Cambridge
Occupation: linguist | literary critic | university teacher | translator | writer
Children: Dima Khatib
Employers: منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية | رئاسة الدولة في سورية | وزارة التعليم العالي
Awards Received: Palestine Appreciation Award | Order of the Star of Honour (Palestine) | King Faisal International Prize in Arabic Language and Literature | Supreme Order of the Renaissance
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for January 1, 1932
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 1, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 1, 2026 |
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| Sun | 9 Capricorn 47 | 10 Capricorn 59 | 14 Aries 25 |
| Moon | 14 Libra 27 | 13 Gemini 9 | 26 Pisces 26 |
| Mercury | 20 Sagittarius 8 | 29 Sagittarius 17 | 24 Aries 9 |
| Venus | 8 Aquarius 11 | 9 Capricorn 44 | 29 Taurus 22 |
| Mars | 17 Capricorn 5 | 13 Capricorn 0 | 0 Aries 52 |
| Jupiter | 21 Leo 32 | 21 Cancer 19 | 12 Leo 23 |
| Saturn | 24 Capricorn 1 | 26 Pisces 6 | 3 Aquarius 40 |
| Uranus | 15 Aries 26 | 27 Taurus 56 | 19 Aries 2 |
| Neptune | 7 Virgo 51 | 29 Pisces 30 | 5 Virgo 39 |
| Pluto | 21 Cancer 18 | 2 Aquarius 43 | 19 Cancer 57 |
| Rahu | 0 Aries 15 | 12 Pisces 8 | 25 Pisces 17 |
| Ketu | 0 Libra 15 | 12 Virgo 8 | 25 Virgo 17 |
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