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Salah Naoum Al Labaki (Arabic: صلاح لبكي‎, 1906–1955) was a Lebanese poet, scholar, journalist, and lawyer. His poems and writings (both literary and critical) have received academic attention. Some regard him to be among the poets who introduced "modern Arabic poetry" in the late 20th century. Labaki is considered a pioneer of the renewal movement in Arabic poetry, and more specifically in Lebanese poetry, in the second quarter of the 20th century. Some of his poems were translated into Spanish. He received the academic French medal, The National Order of Cedar in the officer rank, and an honorary degree from The International Institute of California.