List of Saudis Who Won the Booker Prize

He won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, "Arabic Booker Prize," in its third edition in 2010, for his novel Tarmi bisharr (Throwing Sparks) published in 2009. He is the first Saudi novelist to win the prize, and his novel has been translated into English and French.

 Abdo Khal is a Saudi novelist born in al-Mijannah Town, in Jazan Province, southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His other works include Hiwar 'ala bawabat al-ard (A Dialogue at the Gates of the Earth,) Laysa hunaak ma yubhij (There's Nothing to Be Happy About,) and Mudun ta'kul al-‘ushb (Cities Eating the Grass.) His works have been translated into English, French, and German. He is a board member of Jeddah Literary Club and managing editor at the Saudi newspaper "Okaz," where he writes a daily column.

She won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, "Arabic Booker Prize," jointly, in its fourth edition in 2011, for her novel Tawq al-hamam (The Dove’s Necklace,) published in 2010

Raja'a Alem is a Saudi writer with theatrical experience. She started publishing in the cultural supplement of the Saudi newspaper al-Riyadh. She has also won several awards. Some of her works have been translated into English and Spanish. Her novel Tawq al-hamam (The Dove’s Necklace) describes aspects of social life in Makkah al-Mukarramah, and it has been translated into five languages: German, English, Italian, Polish, and French.

He won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, "Arabic Booker Prize," in 2017, for his novel Mawtun sagheer (A Small Death,) which was shortlisted for the prize before eventually winning it.

Mohammed Hassan Alwan is a Saudi novelist born in 1979. He assumed the position of CEO of the Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission under the Ministry of Culture in 2020. The novel is a fictional biography of the Sufi philosopher Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi, who was born in Andalusia and died in Damascus. It is Alwan’s fifth novel, following Saqf al-kifaya (The Ceiling of Sufficiency,) 2002, "Sophia," 2004, Tawq al-tahara (The Collar of Purity,) 2007, and al-Qundus (The Beaver,) 2011, which reached the shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2013. Its French version won the Arab World Institute Prize in Paris for the best French novel translated from Arabic in 2015. He also authored the book al-Rahil: Nazariyatuhoo wal 'awamil al-mu'athira feehi (Migration: Theories and Influencing Factors) in 2014.