Born Basra, Iraq, 1938. Studied painting in Baghdad 1956-9. Degree in Arts from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, Poland, 1966. Granted an Honorary Award, Sixth Asian Art Biennial, Bangladesh, 1993; First Prize, Second International Festival, 1988; Second Prize, Ankara First International Art Biennial, Turkey; Honorary Prize, International Poster Exhibition, Baghdad, 1986.