Born in 1954 in Babylon, Iraq, Fakher Mohammad earned two degrees from The Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad, a Bachelor degree in Painting in 1977, and a Master's in Painting in 1980. In 2003, he earned his Ph.D. in Modern Painting. Fakher is the winner of several prices such as the Special Prize for Merit of the Cagnes-sur-Mer Festival in 1984, The Faik Hassan Silver Prize for Youth in 1985, and the Prize of Creativity in Painting on Art Day in 2000.