Umaima al-Khamis
Umaima Abdullah al-Khamis (Arabic:أميمة الخميس) (born 1966) is a Saudi Arabian writer and novelist. She was born in Riyadh and studied Arabic literature at King Saud University. She works in the Saudi civil service. Al-Khamis has published a number of books, including short story collections, children's books and novels. Her two novels to date are: Sailors and The Leafy Tree. The latter was longlisted for the 2010 Arabic Booker Prize. Works
 Sailors
 The Leafy Tree
 The Book Smuggler 2021

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1966 births
People from Riyadh
Saudi Arabian novelists
King Saud University alumni
Living people
Saudi Arabian women novelists
21st-century Saudi Arabian writers
21st-century Saudi Arabian women writers