al-Tayyib Salih
(1929-2009)

Sudanese writer – al-Tayyib Salih was born in Sudan (Country in Northeast Africa) on July 12th, 1929 and died in London (Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) on February 19th, 2009 at the age of 79. Today al-Tayyib Salih would be 94 years old.

Age

how old was al-Tayyib Salih when he died?

al-Tayyib Salih died in 2009 at the age of 79.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 12th, 1929 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Sudan Country in Northeast Africa
Death Date	February 19th, 2009 (Thursday)
Death place	London Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Snake 蛇

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al-Tayyib Salih

Birthday

When was al-Tayyib Salih born?

al-Tayyib Salih was born on July 12th, 1929.

Death

When did al-Tayyib Salih die?

al-Tayyib Salih died on February 19th, 2009 at the age of 79 in London (Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom). Today al-Tayyib Salih would be 94 years old.