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Dar Salim was born on 18 August 1977 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is an actor and producer, known for Guy Ritchie's the Covenant (2023), Game of Thrones (2011) and The Devil's Double (2011).- Actor
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Amrou Al-Kadhi was born on June 23, 1990, in London. They are a writer/director/performer, known for Little America (2020), The Watch (2020), Anemone (2018), Hollyoaks (1995), and Christopher Robin (2018) .
As a screenwriter, Amrou co-write the much lauded finale of Apple's Little America (2020), and is a writer on the BBC America adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, The Watch (2020).
Amrou is the writer/creator of "Targets," a horror in development with BBC Drama and Public Dreams Ltd. Amrou has other TV series in development, alongside ABC & FX Productions, NBC Universal and Playground / Endeavour Content. Amrou Al-Kadhi has two feature films in development - as writer/director, "Layla", with Film 4 & Fox Cub Films and "Oh, Molly" with BBC Films & Sarah Brocklehurst Productions. Amrou is also the author of "Life as a Unicorn: A Journey From Shame to Pride and Everything in Between," (Harper Collins), which is currently being adapted for screen.
Amrou is the writer/director of four short films that all share a focus on queer intersectional people of colour. The latest is Anemone (2018), created with BBC Films and Film London, a film about a non-binary teenager who expresses their non-binary identity through the magic of marine life. The second, [title=tt7140218], is a commission for Nowness, an exploration of how female-bodied drag queen Victoria Sin transforms social space through their drag - this gained official entry into the BFI London Film Festival. The third is an autobiographical short film, [title=tt6884552] - which explores the relationship between drag culture and Middle-Eastern femininity, and a genderqueer Arab boy's memory of their Muslim mother (screened at The London Short Film Festival, BFI Flare, LA Outfest, and distributed by Peccadillo Pictures). The fourth is an experimental short documentary commissioned by the BFI & BBC4, Clash (2017) , critiquing how period dramas erase the diverse reality of Britain. It is told through candid interviews with queer people of colour, alongside staged parodic period drama sequences. It was broadcast on BBC 4 on the 24th of September to 125k viewers, and is now available on BFI-player.
Amrou wrote and starred in the short film Nightstand (2015), executive produced by Stephen Fry and distributed by Peccadillo Pictures theatrically and on DVD. The film has screened at festivals globally, including the BAFTA recognised LSFF and Oscar qualifying Athens International Film and Video Festival, and LGBT Festivals from Paris to Melbourne.
As a performer, Amrou has been acting professional since the age of 13, and recent credits include the upcoming Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), The Souvenir: Part II (2021), Christopher Robin (2018), and The Cleansing Hour (2019). Their solo drag show, Glamrou: From Quran to Queen, premieres at the Soho Theatre later this year.- Sasson Gabay was born in Baghdad, Iraq. He is an actor, known for Rambo III (1988), The Band's Visit (2007) and Polishuk (2009).
- Nadhim Zahawi is an Iraqi-born British politician who served as a cabinet minister under four prime ministers from 2018 to 2023. He is currently the Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon, a seat he has held since 2010. Before entering politics, he was a co-founder and chief executive of YouGov, an international market research firm. He also has a background in chemical engineering and the oil industry. He was born in Baghdad in to a Kurdish family and came to the UK as a child refugee.
Zahawi has appeared in topical news programmes and played himself in the Docudrama "Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office" - Professor Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili OBE is a British theoretical physicist, Author, respected BBC presenter and frequent commentator about science in British media. He holds the position of Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey, and previously held the position as President of the British Humanist Association (promoting Humanism) between January 2013 and January 2016.
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Shero was born in Baghdad on May 15, 1979. After a year the family came back to his homeland Sulaimaniya (Kurdistan - North of Iraq).
After 20 years living and learning in Sulaimaniya and Arbil he decide to take his dream out of Iraq and begin to realize it and make it become true ...
His first step was in 2002 when he met Jean-Claude Van Damme ... later Steven Seagal....And there was a big step when he had the chance to stay in front of the camera for his first character role....in the movie Epoch: Evolution (2003) with David Keith and Billy Dee Williams...
In the same year he had been chosen as a Stunt actor for the movie Troy (2004), as a Trojan Archer facing Brad Pitt...in Mexico.
From 2004 he began to work like a Digital Effects Artist [ Animation ,Particles ,Dynamic ,Modeling ]...for several movies. Waiting for another chance to return back in front of the Camera again, as an Actor or a Stunt Actor!!!
In 2006 he had the chance to work like a 3D Digital Artist in the movie 88 Minutes (2007) with his favorite Actor Al Pacino
In 2007 Jean-Claude Van Damme introduced him to J.J. Perry (fight choreographer) and (stunt coordinator),And he had his first real training to become a Stuntman ,Later he had the chance to be face to face in the same scene with Jean-Claude Van Damme in the movie The Shepherd (2008) .- Actress
Farhat (also sometimes known as Florence) Ezekiel Nadira, born on December 5, 1932, was a Baghdadi Jew, hailing from Nagpada, South Mumbai, a predominantly Muslim and Jewish locality. At the tender age of 19, she literally stormed her way into Bollywood with the movie The Savage Princess (1952) opposite Dilip Kumar, the reigning heart-throb of the times.
Nadira was chosen mostly for her glowing skin, sharp features, European looks as Khan wanted to dub The Savage Princess (1952) into English as well.
The feisty and boisterous Nadira not only took leading roles, but also went on to accept negative roles, for example the one in "Elaan", and the one in Shree 420 (1955) containing the song "Mud mud ke na dekh mud mud ke...", which continues to be popular even now. And who can forget "Ajeeb dastaan hai yeb..." from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960), picturized on Nadira, Raaj Kumar and Meena Kumari.
Nadira thus reigned supreme in the 1950s and 1960s, usually as a vamp. Thereafter, she appeared in character roles where she played the mother, an aunt, or older woman, adding poise and dignity to these roles. And it was in Julie (1975), in which she played the leading lady's (Laxmi) Anglo-Indian mother that she bagged the award for "Best Supporting Actress".
She went on to play character roles even in Tele-serials, amongst which "Thoda Sa Aasman" has been rated as one of the best television performances ever, in which she plays the wife of Bollywood veteran actor, Shreeram Lagoo.
Despite of her success and popularity, she led a lonely life. Two marriages ended in divorce. Her two siblings, both brothers, had migrated to the United States and Israeli respectively, and she lived alone in her South Mumbai flat in Vasundhara building.
She was known for a small but well maintained library of books ranging from the works of Shakespeare, Adolf Hitler, Vivekananda, World War II, Judaism, and Philosophy, which friends and neighbors used to borrow from time to time.
Shobha, her maid, was the one who took care of her, especially when she entertained friends like Tanuja, Nimmi, Shyama, Deepti Naval, and model-turned-actor Milind Soman, who acted with her in a tele-serial "Margaritta", visited her frequently.
She always celebrated her Birthday on December 5 with mostly children from the neighborhood and served them biryani and cakes.
Nadira suffered from a variety of illnesses, including tubercular meningitis, & paralysis. Her bout with heavy alcoholic drinking also resulted in alcoholic liver disorder.
She was hospitalized on January 2nd and following a cardiac seizure died on Wednesday January 8th at Bhatia Hospital in Mumbai. She was 74. She will always be remembered by her fans worldwide.- Cinematographer
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Ousama Rawi was born on 3 March 1939 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for The Tudors (2007), Killing Jesus (2015) and Borgia (2011). He was previously married to Rita Tushingham.- Myriam Abbas was born in 1970 in Baghdad, Iraq. She is an actress, known for Our River...Our Sky (2021), Homeland (2011) and Night Shapes (1999).
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Howard holds his Master of Arts in Cinema from the University of Southern California. He was one of the top students in the cinema department, winning the coveted George Cukor Award. Howard is also a graduate of the London School of Film Technique and has a Bachelor of Arts with honors in English literature. He speaks several languages, including French.
Avedis made his mark writing and directing many motion picture box office hits, including a French-style romantic thriller that received an Academy Award nomination for best theme song. Avedis is a member of the Writers Guild of America West.
He and his wife, Marlene, presently divide their time between Southern California and Paris, France. Hotel Paradise is his first novel, and he is now working on his second.- Composer
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Madan Mohan was one of the most respected Hindi film composers. He was also one of the most overlooked - in a career spanning 25 years, he composed music for only over around 100 films, out of which only 25 became box-office hits. This was due to his extremely fastidious nature and the number of tunes he composed for his films that were never used. Born Madan Kohli in 1924, he was the son of Raj Bahadur Chunilal, who worked in famous studios like Bombay Talkies and Filmistan. From his childhood he was seen as musically inclined and talented. In fact, during his lifetime, he amassed an amazing record of compositions, the majority of which were either unutilized for lack of appropriate films or were alternate tunes composed for his films.
He began working in Bollywood as an assistant to music director C. Ramchandra, and got his first major film with Aankhen (1950), a love triangle. The film was a success. Subsequently, a fair amount of work came to Mohan. Among his earlier films was a trilogy of movies with his childhood friend Raj Kapoor - _Aashiana (1952)_, _Dhoon (1952)_ and Papi (1953). Unfortunately for Mohan, the films he chose to compose for did not create much impact, and it was only with Bhai Bhai (1956), which starred the legendary Kumar brothers, Ashok Kumar and Kishore Kumar, that he got some success. But from then on, things got rough; Railway Platform (1955), Gateway of India (1957), while with excellent music, weren't huge hits. And to make matters worse, all of the top stars had already chosen a particular composer to work with (e.g. Dilip Kumar with Naushad the great composer), which left no room for a débutant, however talented.
Then, in the late 1950s and the 1960s, things changed for the better. His scores for Dekh Kabira Roya (1957) and Adalat (1958) showed that. And in the 1960s, he really began to be noticed with Anpadh (1962), with his songs becoming the rage all over India. It was with this film that he became to be known as the Ghazal King, even though he had already established his reputation for gossamer melodies with Adalat (1958). He acquired further commercial success with two films by Raj Khosla - _Woh Kaun Thi (1964)_ and Mera Saaya (1966). He also began to work with filmmaker Chetan Anand, for which he produced his most outstanding score in Haqeeqat (1964), a war film.
Although he brought out the best in his singers, special mention must be made of his work with Lata Mangeshkar, which showed both of them at their very best. This legendary combination was established in 1951 with Adaa (1951) and continued right up to (and after) his death. Mohan had this special talent of bringing out the best in Lata's voice - she could sound seductive in Sanjog (1961), jaunty in Neela Akash (1965) and perky in Mera Saaya (1966). However, it was in sentimental songs that they were at their best.
In the 1970s, when Western songs from films like _Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971)_, Mohan still composed poetic melodies. His strict aesthetic sense caused him to be in great demand with sensitive if not commercially successful filmmakers, and he collaborated with respected names like Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Sampooran Singh Gulzar and Rajinder Singh Bedi, his collaboration with Bedi particularly standing out as it was with Dastak (1970) that he got the National Award for best music director - it was the only major award he got during his lifetime.
In 1975, at the age of 51, Mohan died from cirrhosis of the liver. Ironically, two films released soon afterwards - The Season (1975) and _Laila Majnu (1975)_ - became resounding musical successes. However, three decades later, two films paid their tribute to Mohan. One was Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004), a war film which, interestingly, took its title from one of his songs from Haqeeqat (1964). The film, however, didn't do well at the box-office. The other film, a romance called Veer-Zaara (2004), paid a more fitting tribute for a composer - the director, Yash Chopra, took some of his unused compositions and used them in the film.
The spectacular success of Veer-Zaara (2004), especially its soundtrack (with a 75-year-old Lata Mangeshkar still as melodious as ever), established Madan Mohan as one of the elite composers of all time...- Alexander Zale (aka J. Zakkai) has performed a variety of compelling roles while working with cutting-edge theatre ensembles, playwrights, and directors. He began his acting career in the role of Solly in 1959 with the Living Theatre's international hit, The Connection, by Jack Gelber, and went on to play George Garga in Brecht's In the Jungle of Cities and Rico Veri in Pirandello's Tonight We Improvise. Following two European tours with the Living Theatre, he stayed in Italy to work with Vittorio Gassman's company, Teatro Popolare Italiano, and traveled with it to the Aldwych Theatre in London. After returning to the U.S., he got involved with the off-off-Broadway movement, then in its infancy, at the Judson Poet's Theater and La Mama. During this time, he wrote his first play, Vapors, which was presented at the O'Neill Playwrights Conference. He went on to perform at several regional theaters, including The Arena Stage, in Washington, D.C. Back in New York, he was cast as Beaujo in Sam Shepard's Geography of a Horse Dreamer at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Ellen Stewart, founder of La Mama, introduced him to director Andrei Serban. So began an artistic collaboration that led to his appearance as Jason in Serban's highly successful production of Medea, which, after a run in New York, toured Europe. He then took on the title role in Serban's Agamemnon at Lincoln Center, which was also presented at the Delacorte. Following that he appeared as Sender in The Dybbuk, directed by Joe Chaikin at Joseph Papp's Public Theatre. Back at La Mama, he was Azdak in Brecht's Caucasian Chalk Circle, then the title role in Goethe's Faust, Part 1, both directed by German director, Fritz Bennewitz. He then went to Los Angeles for the first time to work in film and television, and returned to New York to appear as Burgandy in Henry V, as well as Tanchum in The Golem, both at the Delacorte. At the Center Stage in Baltimore, he played the lead role of Victor Mehta in David Hare's A Map of the World, then worked with director Daniel Sullivan at the Seattle Rep in Red Square as Roosevelt Weinglass. Alexander moved to Los Angeles, where he continues to perform in theatre (Morocco, Ondine, The Disputation, Taking Sides, Flags, The Cherry Orchard) as well as film and television.
- Uday Hussein was born on 18 June 1964 in Baghdad, Iraq. He died on 22 July 2003 in Mosul, Iraq.
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He began his career at a young age in theater, was born in 2000 January in Iraq, and later participated in films Including a film El clásico, His performance in the film earned him widespread fame, Although he was born and raised in Iraq, Ahmed enrolled at the University of Baghdad and graduated with a BA degree in theater, He has worked in a series of roles assisting in film and television, including Tight Dress.- Martin Budny was born in Baghdad, Iraq to Polish-Bulgarian parents. He is an actor and artist who grew up in Europe, Egypt and Canada. He has exhibited internationally and made a return to performing in 2015 after a 10-year break where he traveled the world and got an MFA in Creative Practice from Transart Institute (Berlin/New York).
- Kanan Awni was born in Baghdad, Iraq as Kanan Abdullah Awni. He is an actor, known for The Wild Wild West (1965), The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966), The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963), and Mission: Impossible (1967). Currently married to Erin O'Brien.
- Kaysar Ridha was born on 10 August 1980 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is an actor, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Half & Half (2002) and Big Brother (2000).
- Ahmed Hussein Alabdi was born on February 25, 2001 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is the Eldest of 4 siblings. He is an Iraqi-American actor and a businessman. He is best known for his roles as Archeologist On Stranded 3, alongside Terry Crews and Zach King. Jail inmate on Athena Saves Christmas starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and detective on What It Is (Block boy) music video and cover by Doechii and Kodak Black.
Ahmed appears on the movie " Athena Saves Christmas" directed by Josh Webber and Produced by Christina Copper, as it will be projected to be released later in December of 2023 featuring the academy award winner Cuba Gooding Jr., Glenn Plummer etc.
Furthermore, Ahmed appears on Stranded 3 as 'Archeologist' which is projected to release in 2023 along with Zach King,Terry Crews, Nate Norell and Lauren Buckley.
He also appears in Doechii and Kodak Blacks music video and song cover " What it is (block boy)". - Jawad Al Shakarji was born in 1951 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is an actor, known for Al Hajjaj (2003), Theyab Al-Lail (1992) and Hanging Gardens (2022). He was previously married to Ghazwh Al-Khalidi.
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Samir was born in 1955 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is a producer and director, known for Baghdad in My Shadow (2019), Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection (2002) and Immer & ewig (1991).- Writer
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Saif is Iraqi American Actor and Athlete, who was Born, Raised, and served in multiple wars in his life, for 27 years, before he miraculously survived the last hellish war in Iraq, and moved to live in united states in 2010, starting a brand new life again from scratch.
His Thirty-Seven years of life have been full of challenges and victories since he was born. In 1982 Saif was born in a city that he takes huge pride in calling it the oldest city and land on Earth, and (the land of Mesopotamia), Baghdad-Iraq. He was born during the middle of the longest war in history (The Iraqi-Iranian (Gulf War) 1980-1988) and grew up in a time of economic and social hardship, where he lost his father in an age of only 3 years old upon that war. Therefore he had to learn how to depend on himself from an early age, just like other hundreds of Orphan Iraqi kids, and started to work selling segregates on the streets of Baghdad after getting off his school to support his widow mother!
Many years later, as he became a young man, a huge passion and outstanding skills in acting, Martial Arts, and soccer, kept sparkling during his years in schools of all levels, participating in many lead roles in theaters in his college and national theater in Baghdad, and quickly was attracting everyone around him in the entertainment industry with his passion and high energy of positivism, despite to the difficult life his family always suffered, as his county Iraq kept suffering constant Wars and bad economy, where he later lost his best friends he grew up with, and the only woman he loved and the one he wanted to spend his life with, when she went missing during the devastating violence after (Operation Iraqi Freedom) War.
That was a turning point to him to join the military serves as contractor with the U.S Army as interpreter and trainer to help serve his country alongside coalition forces, to help build the new Iraqi Security forces and mainly to be able to search for his Fiancé who went missing during the war alongside many other innocent people. But he wasn't able to save her life and they found her dead after a few months. That was very repulsive and extremely unbearable for him, that changed how he viewed the purposes of his life since then!
However, he kept helping the innocent people for almost 4 intensive years of serving his people and his Military fellows during the most chaos era in the Middle East region ever witnessed back then, but soon developed the deepest kind of friendship, brotherhood, and trustworthy reputation with his Military crew as they faced dangers and an uncertain future together. Therefore, with especially his highly intelligent and sharp skills in Army dealing with the detainees while interrogating them and collecting information that helped both the American and Iraqi army to capture many terrorist cells, he earned around 12 high Army recommendation letters from highly ranked officers of the U.S Army who worked with him very closely for years, making their lives and service in Iraq very memorable while helping them survived to go back safely to their homes.
The camaraderie with his combined American Iraqi Units and Soldiers was the only thing that gave meaning to his life after his losses and scars while fighting together. Saif always said that " we never hesitated to give our lives to help and save innocent civilians and kids' lives. Living every day with the thoughts of never coming back to our camp form our continuous parlous missions, just for the sake to help others!"
He continued working with the American military to build and train the Iraqi military, especially the Iraqi Army and Iraqi National Police while helping reconstruct his nation after the War.
Saif moved to the United States when he was 27 years old by himself, to help to save his family before he was successful in bringing them a few years later to the united states. He started a brand-new life and involved with life immediately to make up for all his killed dreams back in his home. Every dream of living in peace with his beautiful fiancé, and all the dreams of big achievements in Athletic and Entertainment Industries, that suffered a lot before got murdered back there!
He moved to Jacksonville, Florida, started back to school again and joined the UNF Ruby club in 2011, where he sparkled a great athletic skills and placed with his team top 4 college Rugby team in the final four in Denver, Colorado. He later joined the city team of The Jacksonville Axemen in 2012 and earned with them the National Championship title. In 2013 he earned the MVP and was chosen to lead his local team the Jacksonville Hatches rugby team in their final game against Orlando Gears.
Saif is also a Personal Trainer who helped so many people to of all ages to change their lifestyle into healthy routine of workouts and nutrition plans. He's a highly competitive in Men's physique division of bodybuilding and his goal to earn his Professional IFBB title soon.
His outstanding performance in leadership, positive energy, and of course his amazing fitness look and body physique attracted modeling agencies and professional modeling photographers to call him for entertainment industry jobs of fitness modeling and acting, which worked as a great therapy for his PTSD and brought him back to his main passion with acting in films and TV.
Saif has built a great name for himself in the entertainment industry in his city of Jacksonville Florida, and became very well known in the modeling industry as he was working to dig his way back into acting industry, where he did cast many extra roles in Netflix, NBC, and TV series in Miami and Orlando areas, and acting in many lead roles in short films in Jacksonville, Fl while he's remarkably working on improving his Screen acting skills with his professional Acting Coaches, to make his own intense drama couple films that he's screenwriting now to hopefully be filmed soon, under his new startup biz TriStallion LLC Productions. A business he dedicated his multiple passions in for Filmmaking, Sports, and Fashion industries.
Saif is working on writing his book, for his goal to convert it in screenwriting and put his multiple wars surviving story in a big-screen film (Maybe a Hollywood film as his dreams has no limits), to make it a worthwhile, and deliver the messages and stories of all the brave men and women who lived and died along his side, both in his Army and civilian lives, in a way that may never be told before!
Although difficult, these experiences made him into the person he is today.
"Trials have taught me to be positive, and keep faith in God. And to believe that everything in life happens for a reason" - Saif Kareem- Producer
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Mohamed Al Daradji was born in 1978 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is a producer and director, known for Son of Babylon (2009), Ahlaam (2006) and In the Sands of Babylon (2013).- Maryam Rahi was born in Baghdad, Iraq up until her family decided to move to Dubai, UAE. She was raised in the UAE for 6 years. Until Maryam and her family moved to Los Angeles, California in 2014. That's when Maryam found her true calling, acting. She's Bi-lingual, fluent in Arabic and English. At age 12-14, Maryam realized she'd truly been acting her whole life. Fitting in but also trying to stand out, From the way she talked to the way she dressed. On The journey of finding who she truly is, Led her to the claim that she is an Actress.
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Qasim Al-Malakh was born on 21 November 1946 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is an actor and writer, known for Clash of Loyalties (1983), Al Said Al Modeer (1991) and El Titi Jabi El Qitar (2013).- Qusay Hussein was born on 17 May 1966 in Baghdad, Iraq. He died on 22 July 2003 in Mosul, Iraq.
- Hadid spent her childhood and teenage years in European boarding schools. She began studying at the American University in Beirut. In 1972 she continued her architecture studies at the renowned Architectural Association in London. Hadid completed her studies in 1977. She then held numerous international teaching positions and visiting professorships and led master classes. Among other things, she was a visiting professor at Harvard and Columbia University. Even before she opened her own office, she attracted attention with her extraordinary design sketches. She became a member of the "Office Metropolitan Architecture". The Iraqi master of architecture received a wide range of inspiration from the works of Russian constructivism, such as Kazimir Malevich or El Lissitzki. Hadid impressed with her forward-looking visions. Hadid also wanted to shape people's future with her designs. Her construction sketches feature dynamic shapes and conformist 90-degree angles.
Her designs are often confused with the deconstructionists, of which the architect did not consider herself one. Her personal concern was the implementation of theory into construction practice. With her ideas about avant-garde architecture, Hadid signaled the dissolution of space and at the same time a new definition of its realized form. This gives the person affected a new, unprecedented spatial experience. Despite all the novelty and future promise, the architectural artist attached great importance to functionality, which is expressed in flexible, flowing spatial divisions. They make the rooms suitable for both old and new usage concepts. In 1983, Hadid first earned international credit for the project "The Peak", a suspended amusement and recreation park on a hill in Hong Kong. She was also able to win the competition. Her most extraordinary recent projects include the contemporary art centers in Rome and Cincinnati, the "Mind Zone" in the Millennium Dome in London and the Science Center in Wolfsburg.
Hadid's other works include the Art and Media Center in Düsseldorf (1989), the exhibition pavilion for Video Art in Groningen (1990) and the Cardiff Bay Opera House (1994). In 1982 she was awarded the Architectural Design Gold Medal for the design of the London apartment in Eaton Place. In addition, Hadid designed furniture and interior design for her own projects. In 1992 she realized an installation for the Great Utopia exhibition in New York's Guggenheim Museum as well as other theater sets and theater costumes. She designed a revolving stage for the pop group "Petshop Boys". The all-rounder created architectural drawings as artistic works that are as valuable as a house. In her early phase she devoted herself to painting and drawing. Hadid's works have already been shown in exhibitions at the Guggenheim Museum in New York (1978), in the GA Gallery in Tokyo (1985), in the Museum of Modern Art in New York (1988), in The Graduate School of Design at Harvard University and in Waiting Room at Grand Central Station in New York (1995).
Her works enrich the holdings of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the German Architecture Museum in Frankfurt, among others. In 1999, Hadid caused a sensation at the State Garden Show in Weil am Rhein. For this event she designed a 140 meter long pavilion made of concrete, wood and glass. The building stands in an artificial landscape on the site of a former gravel pit. The architect has already built another building in the Baden town: a fire station for the Vitra factory in Weil am Rhein (1993). In January 2000, the Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid received first prize and the construction contract for the "Science Center" in Wolfsburg. In 2003 she designed the Bergiselschanze near Innsbruck. In 2004 she received the Pritzker Prize. This was the first time that the world's most important architectural award went to a woman. She was awarded the German Architecture Prize for the central building of the BMW factory in Leipzig. In 2009 she received the Praemium Imperiale; In 2010, Hadid was awarded the Stirling Prize. In 2015 and 2016, Hadid was honored with the Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria and the Royal Gold Medal. Most recently she lived and worked in London.
Zaha Hadid died of a heart attack on March 31, 2016 in Miami, USA. - Actress
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Tamara Dhia is an actress and TV host best known for Total Request Live (2017), Summer in the City (2017) and E! Live from the Red Carpet (2019). She starred in the film The Party is Over (2015) opposite SNL star Kyle Mooney.
She is an active social media personality as well having been an ambassador for companies like Nike, Evian, T-Mobile and many more.- Adnan Al-Kaissy was born on 1 March 1939 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) and WWF Prime Time Wrestling (1985). He was married to Kathy Davis. He died on 6 September 2023.
- The family had to flee Iraq together with his brother Maurice and his parents, who were separatist Jews. Saatchi grew up in London as an immigrant child. He left school early and earned his living in various jobs until he discovered art and advertising. His passion for collecting began in 1968. The collector's first names were artists such as Andy Warhol, Carl Andre, Donald Judd and other minimalists. Together with his brother, Charles Saatchi founded the advertising agency "Saatchi & Saatchi" in the Soho district of London in 1970.
Charles took on the creative role while Maurice was responsible for the economic tasks. Charles Saatchi, however, managed to convey advertising messages in the simplest form. This concept gave the young agency a meteoric rise. "Saatchi & Saatchi" became internationally popular thanks to accurate and funny campaigns that brought the young entrepreneurs stardom. From 1978 onwards, numerous expansions followed through the acquisition of various competing agencies and communications consulting agencies.
In 1985 the brothers opened the Saatchi Private Museum in London. By the end of the 1980s, the group of companies had become one of the largest advertising groups in the world. In addition to numerous retail and luxury brands, the British Labor Party also relied on the talents of advertisers, which meant that Margaret Thatcher was also a customer and was able to win three election campaigns with the slogan "Labour isn't working". During this time, Charles Saatchi acquired around 3,000 works by young artists, which he promoted and marketed under the label "YBA" Young British Artists.
In 1989, an attempt to set up a management consultancy together failed. In 1993, Charles Saatchi withdrew from the advertising industry, which from then on was only managed by his brother. After financial problems in the mid-1990s, the Saatschi brothers gradually sold large shares of the company, down to 1 percent of the shares. In 1995, after selling the company, Maurice Saatschi founded the "New Saatchi Agency". From then on, Charles concentrated on the international art trade.
The media-shy collector made a name for himself by buying up entire openings and champagne receptions with over a thousand guests at which he himself was not present. In 2003, Charles Saatchi opened the "Saatchi Gallery" not far from the "Tate Modern" in the former London City Parliament on the Thames, which attracted worldwide attention and is now one of the largest private collections in the world. The Saatchi Gallery had to leave its building in October 2005. The art collector's rental agreement with the Japanese owners of the house next to Westminster Bridge has been terminated by a court in London.
Shortly after the gallery opened, Saatchi and his gallery director Nigel Hurst began, without permission, to display art in parts of the property for which they had not paid rent. Saatchi had already announced in September 2005 that he would be moving his gallery to a former barracks in London's Chelsea district. Charles Saatchi is married to celebrity chef Nigella Lawson for the third time and lives in London. - Ahmed Hamoud was born on 1 March 1965 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is an actor, known for Al Motamared (2023), El Horoob (2021) and Sunadqija (2008).
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Ahmed Al-Daradji was born in 1986 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was involved as a sound recordist on the feature film Ahlaam made after the American invasion of Iraq in 2004. After graduating with a Bachelors in Audio & Visual from the University of Baghdad, he then worked as a director of photography, writer and director for satellite stations and companies based in Baghdad.
Ahmed was involved as a script writer, editor & sound recordist on the short film My Name is Mohammed then worked as production assistant & sound recordist in a second feature film Son of Babylon.
He moved to London to study the MA filmmaking at London Film School. Whilst in London he shot his third short film Between the Two Banks. Recently he worked as part of the Iraq 35mm short film workshop, writing and directing the short film Children of God.- Sami Michael was born on 15 August 1926 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was a writer, known for A Trumpet in the Wadi (2002), Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection (2002) and Sami Michael (1997). He was married to Malka Rivkin and Rachel Yona. He died on 1 April 2024 in Haifa, Israel.
- Naji Gabbay was born on 7 April 1923 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was an actor, known for Burke's Law (1963), Thriller (1960) and The Hell with Heroes (1968). He died on 7 February 2009 in New York, New York, USA.
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Suhail Shawqi was born on January 13, 1968 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is a composer and musician , known for Mawasim Al-Hob (1993), Al Lessan Alarabi (1995), Hysteria (1996), Madinat Al Qawa'id (City of Basis) (1999) and Manawi Al Basha (2000-2006). He studied at the Baghdad College of Fine Arts (University of Baghdad).- Music Department
Sajjad Haqi is an Iraqi Singer , Actor and composer, born in Baghdad on 29 June 2001. He has worked since 2017 as a singer and started working as a composer in 2020. He has also become famous in Iraq and the Arab world because of his songs that come from the heart.- Alaa Hussein was born on 10 January 1980 in Baghdad, Iraq. She is an actress, known for Manawi Al Basha (2000), Abjad Hawas (2024) and Al Malath ... Ammen?! (2001).
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Amjad Alsaboory is an Australian Film Director.
Cinematographer, Motion Graphic Designer, and Film Director with over 15 years of experience in film, television production, and the video industry. Alsaboory has been instrumental in bringing innovation to these sectors. As a Producer, Alsaboory created award-winning content that showcases state-of-the-art animations, videos, and visual effects. These achievements have consistently aligned with the mission and fundamental objectives of several prominent companies, all while adhering to timelines and budget constraints. My primary objective centres around crafting high- quality content that incorporates exceptional animations, videos, and visual effects. These elements work harmoniously to reinforce the company's mission and core objectives.
His brother Rani Alsaboory is a Video Editor / Visual Effect / Motion Graphics, And his two sisters (Nariman Alsaboory & Adyan Alsaboory) are both famous actresses. His childhood dream was to be a world star director.
Alsaboory montages various video clips, movies and series for significant well-known Arabic singers, including but not limited to Majed Al Mohandes, Hussam Alrassam and Rabab Al Kuwaitiya.
Alsaboory moved to Sydney, Australia where he established his own production company, " Shootime Alsaboory" along with his brother Rani Alsaboory. Since then, Alsaboory has started his journey as a Director. Accordingly, he directed various successful Ads & video clips including a national song for the Iraqi football team during the World Asian Cup in Australia.- Actress
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Awatef Naeem was born on 8 September 1946 in Baghdad, Iraq. She is an actress and writer, known for The Blind Ferryman, Another Day (1978) and Al Qadisiyya (1981). She is married to Aziz Khayoun.- Saad Khalifa was born on 17 May 1960 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is an actor, known for Sunadqija (2008), Dihen Hur (2023) and Back Streets (1998).
- Gheed is a young Iraqi/Dutch actress. Staring in several Iraqi series and short films Drama series: Stories of Jaber 2020 (alforat production) Tasjeel Khorouj 2020 (TenTime production) Joury 2021 ( Al Sharqia TV) Heera (first iraqi soap opera) 2022 (MBC Drama, Shahid)
Films: The Last Dispatched Directed by : Muhanned al Sudani Produced by: Ishtar film production
Happy Hour inBaghdad Directed by: Ayman al Shatri Produced by : Ishtar film production - Director
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Nawras Juma was born on 22 October 1985 in Baghdad. He is a director and writer, known for The Emperor, Silent Signals and Mute (2018).- Composer
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Robin Ghosh was born on 13 September 1939 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was a composer and actor, known for Kiran aur Kali (1981), Jahan Tum Wahan Ham (1968) and Do Sathi (1975). He was married to Shabnam. He died on 13 February 2016 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.- Sound Department
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Omar Hashim was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1971 and had moved to England in 1976 when he turned five years of age. In 1982, he moved to Canada where he became a naturalized Canadian citizen. Omar commuted back and forth between Canada and England until 1989 when he moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, after graduating high-school. He studied and graduated with three degrees in music theory from the Royal Conservatory of Music in London and Toronto. He also graduated with BIS degree (English & Communication) from Arizona State University. Omar later attended the Vancouver Film School and graduated with a degree in Sound-Design For Visual Media as well as a few certificates of DigiDesign Protools High Lever Operator.
For many years Omar has been producing and mastering music for various clients from DJ's to established musicians including Phillip Western from the 90s industrial band Skinny Puppy and Download. Today, Omar is a sound-designer based in West Vancouver, British Columbia. He has been involved in sound-design, mixing and supervising for many television commercials, several documentaries and short-films. Omar's advanced grasp of multimedia and pro-audio technology allowed him to form his own studio in his West Vancouver home-based company Cave Cybernation, equipped with the state-of-the-art digital recording and editing gear for sound to music and film.- Producer
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Malik is an Iraqi screenwriter and director based in the United States. Along with his enthusiasm for film, he is an avid creator of art and poetry. His work focuses on complex character-driven stories. Drawing from his unique background and personal struggles, Malik's work is a powerful bridge between cultures, demonstrating the transformative power of storytelling.- Shosha Goren was born on 18 February 1943 in Baghdad, Iraq. She is an actress, known for Bat Yam - New York (1995), Alilot David (1998) and Scarred (2013). She is married to Yitzhak Goren.
- The family had to flee Iraq with his brother Charles and his parents, who were separatist Jews. Saatchi grew up in London as an immigrant child. He discovered his passion for business at an early age. He finished high school with honors. He then studied business and economics at the London School of Economics. Together with his brother, he founded the advertising agency "Saatchi & Saatchi" in the Soho district of London in 1970. Charles took on the creative role, while Maurice was responsible for the economic tasks. Saatchi, however, managed to convey advertising messages in the simplest form. This concept gave the young agency a meteoric rise. "Saatchi & Saatchi" became internationally popular thanks to accurate and funny campaigns that brought the entrepreneurs stardom.
From 1978 onwards, numerous expansions followed through the acquisition of various competing agencies. In 1985 the brothers opened the Saatchi Private Museum in London. By the end of the 1980s, the group of companies had become one of the largest advertising groups in the world. In addition to numerous retail and luxury brands, the British Labor Party also relied on the talents of advertisers, which meant that Margaret Thatcher was also a customer and was able to win three election campaigns with the slogan "Labour isn't working". During this time, Charles Saatchi acquired around 3,000 works by young artists, which he promoted under the label "YBA" (Young British Artists). In 1989, an attempt to set up a management consultancy together failed. In 1993, Charles Saatchi withdrew from the advertising industry, which from then on was only managed by his brother. After financial problems in the mid-1990s, the Saatschi brothers gradually sold large shares of the company, down to 1 percent of the shares.
In 1995, after selling the company, Maurice Saatschi founded the New Saatchi Agency. From then on, Charles concentrated on the international art trade. In 1996 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Saatchi, of Staplefield in the County of West Sussex. His brother made a name for himself in 2003 with the opening of the "Saatchi Gallery" not far from the "Tate Modern" in the former London City Parliament on the Thames. Maurice Saatchi started a second business career as chairman of Finsbury Foods. He also became rector of the London School of Economics.
Maurice is married to the writer Josephine Hart and lives in London as one of the richest Brits. - Adnan Pachachi was born on 14 May 1923 in Baghdad, Iraq. He died on 17 November 2019 in Abu Dhabi.
- An Iraqi actress, born in Baghdad, studied at the Institute of Fine Arts, began her artistic career in the theater, participated in the performance of the play, the secret session of the international writer Jean-Paul Sartre, prepared and directed, participated as an actress in the series Dreams of the Years, the series Virus, and the Watermelon State program
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Mustafa Kadhim was born on 10 June 1978 in Baghdad, Iraq. Mustafa is a writer and director, known for Ban Ban (2017), New Baghdad (2023) and The Red Zone (2021).- Roland Beiküfner was born on 1 January 1959 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is an actor, known for Leo und Claire (2001), Move! Where Are You Going? (2004) and 3° kälter (2005).