Contemporary Visual Artist & Cinematic Scene Designer A contemporary visual artist with deep Iraqi roots, born in Nineveh in 1967. His artistic formation and creative identity are profoundly Egyptian, as he has spent over three decades fusing the features of both identities into a unique visual language. A 1989 graduate of the High Cinema Institute (Scene Engineering Department), his work masterfully blends the precision of architectural planning with artistic freedom and dramatic depth. He is considered a key founder of the visual identity of children’s magazines in the Arab world. He is the original creator and illustrator of the famous character **