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Sayyid Qutb
Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906–1966).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Musha. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1966 at 59 years old in Cairo (hanging).
Occupations
journalist, non-fiction writer, philosopher, poet, politician, revolutionary, writer
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