Google Doodle is Celebrating the 82nd Birthday of Egyptian pioneer of Arabic language computing, Dr. Nabil Ali. He is very well known for his remarkable work at the field of computational linguistics by creating programs that enabled computers to understand Arabic in digital form.

Dr. Nabil Ali was born in Cairo on this day in 1938. Expressing an interest in art at a young age, Mohamed was inspired to apply his creative passion for visual aesthetics to the world of engineering. After obtaining his Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering at Cairo University, he spent over 20 years working as an engineer with the Egyptian Air Force, as well as with various computer and electronics companies throughout the world.

To connect the Arabic speakers to the world, he worked on the digitization of Arabic, with complex linguistic rules and morphology.

He is also a publisher of many books, papers and technical reports for developments in computational linguistics.

He holds many Awards including The prestigious Saudi Arabian award, The King Faisal Prize, in 2012.