Abdelwahab Meddeb foi um poeta, romancista, ensaísta, tradutor, editor, crítico cultural, comentador político, radialista, intelectual francês; e professor de literatura comparada na Universidade de Paris X-Nanterre.
Abdizhamil Karimuly Nurpeisov was a Kazakh writer and translator. He was born in Kyzylorda region, in the neighborhood of Ushkon of the village Kulandy situated in Aral area.
ʻAbdul-Ḥusayn Nūshīn Kohrāsāni was an Iranian playwright, theatre director and translator. He was one of the first people who introduced western style theatre to Iran.