| Noureddine Sammoud | |
| Native Name: | نور الدين صمود |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Birth Date: | 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Kelibia, Nabeul Governorate, French Protectorate of Tunisia, France |
| Death Date: | 11 January 2022 (aged 89) |
| Death Place: | Kelibia, Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia |
| Other Names: | Nūr al-Dīn Ṣammūd |
| Occupation: | Poet |
Noureddine Sammoud (Arabic: نور الدين صمود; 1932 – 11 January 2022) was a Tunisian poet and academic.
Born in Kelibia, Sammoud studied at the Al-Zaytuna Mosque and at the Cairo University, before getting a master's degree in literature at the Lebanese University in 1959.[1] He started his poetic production in 1953,[2] and took part in several national and international literary festivals.[1] [3] His poetry collections, which are generally linked to the Neo-romanticism, were translated in various foreign languages and spanned different styles.[3] During his life he received numerous awards, including the National Merit Award in 1970 and the prize of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in 1982.[1] [3]
He often collaborated with radio as a host and a writer, and was a professor of literature at the Higher Institute of Theology (a department of the University of Ez-Zitouna) and later at the (ISMT).[3] His poetries have often been put to music by prominent artists such as and Ali Riahi.[3] Sammoud died in Kelibia on 11 January 2022, at the age of 89.[1]