| Muhammad al-Banki | |
| Native Name: | محمد أحمد البنكي |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Birth Date: | January 31, 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Muharraq, Bahrain |
| Death Place: | Bahrain Royal Medical Services |
| Education: | Master of Arts in the Arabic language |
| Alma Mater: | University of Bahrain College of Arts |
| Occupation: | philosopher, Under-Secretary of Culture and Information |
| Spouse: | Camellia Noureddine |
| Children: | Jassim, Latifa, Fatima, Rawan |
Muhammad Ahmed Al-Banki (1963–2010) (Arabic: محمد أحمد البنكي) was a Bahraini philosopher and writer and a key postmodern in the region in the 1990s. Once an Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Culture and Information, he died on April 28, 2010.[1]
Al-Banki graduated from the College of Arts of the University of Bahrain in 1990, when he began editing the culture column of the local newspaper Al Ayam. After a short time there, he returned to his alma mater to serve as director of its Department of Public Relations and Media. While working there, he edited a series of literary and critical periodicals, ultimately leading to a post as Editor-in-Chief of Al-Watan.[2]
Al-Banki worked briefly as an advisor to Minister of Culture Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa. He was appointed Under-Secretary in 2008 and served as such until his death in 2010.[3]