Aziz Sami

Aziz Sami
عزيز سامي
Born1895 (1895)
Kirkuk
Died19 July 1984(1984-07-19) (aged 88–89)
Baghdad
OccupationsWriter and translator

Aziz Sami Bey Abi-Samim (1895 – 19 July 1984) was an Iraqi writer and translator. Born in Kirkuk, then part of the Ottoman Empire he moved to Istanbul to continue his studies and taught in schools in various parts of the Ottoman Empire, before ending up in Iraq upon the empire's disintegration. He held several government positions in the Ministries of Finance and Education. After the 14 July Revolution moved to the Institute of Fine Arts as dean there.

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