Muhayman Jamil is an Iraqi doctor and literary translator. He was born in Baghdad

Baghdad

Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...

 and moved to the UK in the 1990s where he currently works as a specialist in palliative medicine.

Jamil has translated two Arabic novels into English, both by Betool Khedairi

Betool Khedairi

Betool Khedairi is a novelist born to an Iraqi father and Scottish mother. She is most known for her debut novel, A Sky So Close which has been published in numerous languages such as Arabic, English, Italian, French and Dutch...

. These are Absent and A Sky So Close. Jamil's translation of Inaam Kachachi

Inaam Kachachi

Inaam Kachachi is an Iraqi journalist and author. She was born in Baghdad and studied journalism at university. She worked as a journalist in both print media and radio before moving to France in 1979. She went on to obtain a PhD in Paris...

's work was published in Banipal

Banipal

Banipal is an independent literary magazine dedicated to the promotion of contemporary Arab literature through translations in English. It was founded in London in 1998 by Margaret Obank and Samuel Shimon. The magazine is published three times a year...

magazine.