Iraqi poet Karim Al-Iraqi passes away
The late Iraqi poet Karim Al Iraqi with Iraqi singer Kadhim Al Sahir.
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi poet Karim Al-Iraqi has died at the age of 68 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Arif Al-Saadi, the advisor for Cultural Affairs to the Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani, confirmed the passing. On his own Facebook page, Al-Saadi said: “I mourn for you the poet Karim Al-Iraqi, who passed away at in Abu Dhabi.”
Al-Iraqi had undergone a number of procedures after receiving his cancer diagnosis more than a year prior.
Al-Iraqi, a journalist and poet who was born in Baghdad in 1955, was well-known for his work in the Middle East and in Iraq. In 2019, he was given accolades including the Prince Abdulaziz Al-Faisal International Award.