| Samar Samir Mezghanni سمر سمير المزغني | |
| Birth Date: | 1988 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tunisia |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Language: | Arabic |
| Nationality: | Tunisia |
| Alma Mater: | Tunis El Manar University University of Birmingham |
| Period: | 1995–present |
| Genre: | Children's literature, novel |
Samar Samir Mezghanni (Arabic: سمر سمير المزغني; born 27 August 1988) is a Tunisian children's author.
Mezghanni was born in 1988 to the Tunisian lawyer Samir Mezghanni and an Iraqi mother named Sahar. She has two brothers, Samer and Sirar, and one sister, Siwar.[1]
Mezghanni earned a BA in psychology from Tunis El Manar University and a Master's from the University of Birmingham and is currently undertaking a doctorate in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge.
Mezghanni has written over a hundred children stories and is a member of numerous Arabic and international organizations.[2] Her first child story was published in September 1997.[3] She holds the Guinness records for youngest published writer and the most prolific. Mezghanni has appeared on British media speaking out against extremism in the Middle East.[4]