Naim Attallah
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Naim Ibrahim Attallah 1 May 1931 Mandatory Palestine |
Naim Ibrahim Attallah CBE (Arabic: نعيم إبراهيم عطالله, born 1 May 1931) is a businessman and writer. He is the publisher of Quartet Books and the former owner of the Women's Press. The Palestinian-born entrepreneur was described by The Guardian in 2000 as a "legendary adorer of beautiful women".
He was born in the former British Mandate of Palestine in 1931. He is the publisher of Quartet Books (founded in 1972 by Ken Banerji, John Boothe, William Miller and Brian Thompson, and taken over by Attallah in 1976). Attallah is a former backer of the Literary Review and The Oldie. He was also the former owner of the London-based Women's Press, founded in 1977.
His most recent book of memoirs, Fulfilment and Betrayal: 1975-1995, was published in 2007. According to Jennie Erdal's memoir Ghosting (2005), she was the ghostwriter of some of his books, articles, and other writings.
Attallah was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to literature and the arts.
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