In 1948, when there was abandonment of his village, he and his family settled in
Jabalia refugee camp. The first poem wrote by Baroud was written while he was in primary school. He studied in his village until the fifth grade primary, and completed high school, moving between schools and refugee agencies in the
Gaza Strip. He was sent for further study to complete his university studies in the
Faculty of Arts at
Cairo University. He received a bachelor's degree, and then won a scholarship from the University of Cairo to get his masters and doctorate degrees. Afterwards, he moved to work at
King Abdulaziz University in
Jeddah as a professor. He wrote most of his poems while working for the university. He was killed in April 2010. ==Most famous works==