found: His Qiṣṣat al-sabʻīnāt, 1978:t.p. (Riyāḍ ʻIṣmat)
found: LC database, 04-05-91(MLC hdg.: ʻIṣmat, Riyāḍ, 1947-)
found: Jumhūrīyat al-mawz, 2007:p. 2 of cover (Riyāḍ ʻIṣmat, b. in 1947 in Damascus; screenwriter, critic, theater director)
found: Northwestern, Buffett Institute for Global Studies (website), Past visiting scholars, 2015-16, viewed Jan. 6, 2017(Riad Ismat, Buffett Institute Visiting Scholar; Syrian short-story writer, acclaimed dramatist/critic in the Arab world, 36 books to his credit; he was Syrian minister of culture (2010-2012); also served as ambassador, DG [director general] of State Radio & TV, and Rector of the Academy of Dramatic Arts; he has emphasized bridging the gap between cultures, drawing from Arab heritage with a modern approach)
found: al-Mukhrij al-drāmātūrj, 2017 :t.p. (محمد رياض عصمت = Muḥammad Riyāḍ ʻIṣmat)
found: Wikipedia, viewed Nov. 19 , 2020(Mohammad Riad Hussain Ismat (Arabic: رياض عصمت) (11 July 1947 - 13 May 2020) was a Syrian writer, critic and theatre director. He served as Minister of Culture of Syria from 3 October 2010 to 23 June 2012)
