
Cultural Personality of the Year 2009
Professor Pedro Martinez Montavez
Spain
The Prize is a tribute to his leading role in building bridges between Arab and Spanish cultures and his continuing efforts in opening dialogue amid both cultures.
Professor Pedro Martinez Montavez is one of the most prestigious modern Spanish Arabists of our time. He was born in Spain in 1933. He started in academia as a university professor in Seville and Autonomous Madrid Universities, supervising

About the Book
Professor Montavez is known as a scholar, translator and author. His portfolio includes more than 20 books in the field of Arabic Literature, the History of Andalusia and Arabic Language and Translation. He translated the works of many legendary Arabic poets including Nizar Qabbani, Mahmoud Darwish, Adonis and Kahlil Gibran and worked on many research papers discussing the status of modern Arabia.