Encyclopedia of the Iraqi Higher Teachers’ House

Encyclopedia of Distinguished Alumni of the Iraqi Higher Teachers’ House

This comprehensive encyclopedia honors the distinguished alumni of the Iraqi Higher Teachers’ House, a pivotal institution in the country’s educational landscape. The compilation, initiated by Dr. Alawi Sader Jaz’a, Dean of College of Education Ibn Rushd for Human Sciences, as part of the college’s diamond jubilee celebrations, showcases the remarkable contributions of its graduates. The encyclopedia features biographical profiles of numerous prominent figures who studied at the college, spanning various scientific and literary fields. These individuals, who have significantly shaped Iraq’s intellectual and cultural heritage, continue to inspire researchers and scholars through their works and achievements.

The encyclopedia serves as a tribute to the legacy of these esteemed alumni, their dedication to their profession, and their unwavering commitment to advancing knowledge and education in Iraq. It offers valuable insights into their lives, accomplishments, and the enduring impact they have had on the nation’s development. By highlighting the diverse range of individuals who have been associated with the Iraqi Higher Teachers’ Institute, the encyclopedia not only celebrates Iraqi scholars but also recognizes the contributions of Arab and foreign professors who have taught at the institution. It also sheds light on the lives of lesser-known figures, providing a more comprehensive understanding of the college’s rich history and the individuals who have shaped it.

Introduction

The Higher Teachers’ House in Iraq stands as one of the oldest educational institutions in the country, predated only by the faculties of Law and Engineering. Established in 1923, following the formation of the Iraqi state, it was the first institution dedicated to natural and human sciences. Its profound impact on Iraqi society during the monarchy is undeniable, as it played a pivotal role in the nation’s scientific, cultural, political, and social development. Over the decades, the college produced generations of distinguished graduates who excelled in various fields, including politics, philosophy, science, literature, art, and education. These alumni have left an enduring legacy on Iraq, contributing significantly to the nation’s intellectual and cultural life.

The faculty members of the Higher Teachers’ Institute, which was renamed College of Education Ibn Rushd in 1958, were pioneers in their respective fields. They not only played a crucial role in establishing and maintaining the college but also assumed leadership positions within the Iraqi government and contributed to the founding of numerous universities and educational institutions across the country. Their dedication and expertise were instrumental in shaping Iraq’s educational landscape.

Yvonne Augé Adamon al-Bassîr

Yvonne Augé Adamon was born in 1905 in the French city of Vizoul. She married Dr. Muhammad Mahdi al-Bassîr while he was studying in Paris. In 1950, she was appointed as a French language teacher at the Higher Teachers’ Institute in Baghdad. Undoubtedly, she was a great support to Dr. al-Bassîr, both during his studies in Paris and throughout his career at the college. She passed away in 1989 and was buried in Najaf, Iraq, alongside her husband

Ibrahim Shukut

Considered one of the most prominent professors at the Higher Teachers’ Institute, Ibrahim Shukut was a nationalist geographer. Born in Baghdad in 1909, he completed his primary, intermediate, and secondary education there in 1931. He joined the Higher Teachers’ Institute and graduated in 1928. On October 1, 1936, he began his teaching career in secondary schools. Shukut was involved in the Arab nationalist movement and supported the May 1941 revolution. Following its failure, he was dismissed from his position. Thereafter, he dedicated himself to geographical research and cartography.

Ibrahim Abdullah Mahi

An educator and psychologist, Ibrahim Mahi was born in 1916. He joined the civil service on October 1, 1936. He completed his graduate studies at Columbia University in the United States, earning a PhD in Psychology in 1952. He was appointed as a lecturer at the Higher Teachers’ Institute in Baghdad on May 20, 1952. In 1956, he was among a group of university professors who submitted a memorandum to King Faisal II, calling on the Iraqi government to support Egypt during the Tripartite Aggression, dismiss the government, and establish a democratic system.

Ibrahim al-Mazni

A prominent Egyptian writer, Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin Abdul Qadir al-Mazni was born in Cairo in 1889. After graduating from the Teachers’ School, he worked as an educator for a period before transitioning to journalism. His success in journalism was fueled by his exceptional writing skills, proficiency in English translation, and a natural talent for storytelling. Al-Mazni gained widespread recognition in the literary world for his humorous and witty writing style, as well as his practical approach to literary criticism. He sought to bridge the gap between traditional and modern literary perspectives in his critical works.

Ihsan al-Mallakah

Ihsan Sadeq Jaafar Jawad al-Mallakah was born in Baghdad in 1925. Her father was a writer and poet, and her mother, Salma Abdul Razzaq, was also a poet. Her sister was the renowned free verse poet, Nazik al-Mallakah. Ihsan completed her primary education in Baghdad and then enrolled in the Higher Teachers’ Institute, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Arabic language and literature in 1949. While studying at the Higher Teachers’ College, she also obtained a preliminary certificate in English from the University of Cambridge through correspondence. Her husband was the visual artist Ali al-Shalan, and her eldest son, Nizar, is a poet and translator for the BBC.

Ahmad Hassan al-Rahim

A researcher in literature, education, and psychology, Ahmad Hassan al-Rahim was born in the city of Najaf in 1921. He enrolled in the Higher Teachers’ College and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Arabic language and education in 1947. On September 13th of the same year, he began his career in education. He continued his postgraduate studies in the United States, obtaining a Master’s degree in Education and Psychology from George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, followed by a Doctorate in Education from the University of Tennessee.

Ahmad Hassan al-Zayyat

Considered one of the foremost figures of modern Arabic literature and criticism, Ahmad Hassan al-Zayyat was born on April 2, 1885, in the village of Kafr Dimir al-Qadim in the Talha district of Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. His parents were rural folk; his father was a descendant of an Egyptian family known for their piety and religious devotion, tracing their lineage back to Sheikh Mujahid, who had a shrine. His mother was of Hijazi origin, her family having migrated to Medina before settling in Talha, where they were known as the “Madani family.” Ahmad Hassan al-Zayyat began his Quranic studies at the age of five, completing memorization and recitation by the age of ten. He then enrolled at Al-Azhar University between the ages of twelve and thirteen, where he spent ten years studying Arabic language, Islamic law, history, and literature.

Ahmad Abdul Baqi

A researcher and translator, Ahmad Abdul Baqi was born in Baghdad in 1917. He enrolled in the Higher Teachers’ Institute in Baghdad, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences in 1942. He began his teaching career on October 24, 1939, and later became an inspector in the Ministry of Education on July 31, 1944. In 1953, he was appointed Director of the Budget in the Ministry of Finance, followed by Director of Accounts in the Ministry of Reconstruction in 1956. Subsequently, in 1959, he was appointed Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance.

Ahmad Abdul Sattar al-Jawari

Born in Baghdad in 1922, Ahmad Abdul Sattar al-Jawari completed his secondary education in 1939 and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Arts from the Higher Teachers’ Institute in 1943. He continued his studies at Fouad I University in Egypt, obtaining a First Class Honors Bachelor’s degree in Arts in 1945, followed by a Master’s degree with distinction in 1947. Upon returning to Iraq, he was appointed as a lecturer at the Higher Teachers’ Institute on February 26, 1949. Subsequently, he became the Assistant Dean for Administrative Affairs and held this position until 1950. He then rejoined Cairo University’s Faculty of Arts and earned a PhD in 1953.

Ahmad Haqi al-Hilli

An expert in the philosophy of education, Ahmad Haqi al-Hilli was born in the city of Hilla in 1914. He began his formal education on October 1st, 1929, and earned a doctorate in education from the University of Manchester in Britain in 1948. He held several educational positions, including Director of Curricula, Books, and Examinations at the Ministry of Education on September 5, 1951, and Director of Primary Education on July 14, 1954. He was a member of national forums in the 1930s and contributed research to educational conferences organized by UNESCO. A pioneer in writing children’s literature, he also served as an expert at the Iraqi Scientific Society. He passed away in 1996.

Ahmad Naji al-Qaissi

A distinguished scholar of Arabic grammar and a prominent professor of Oriental literature, Ahmad Naji bin Abdul Razzaq bin Safar Agha al-Qaissi was born in Baghdad in 1919. He completed his primary, intermediate, and secondary education in Baghdad in 1942. Subsequently, he enrolled at the Higher Teachers’ Institute in Baghdad, graduating with first-class honors in Arabic language in 1944. He was then appointed as a lecturer at the same institution. Furthering his studies at the University of Tehran, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Arts in 1953, followed by a Master’s degree in Persian Literature in 1954. He continued his academic journey at Cairo University, where he obtained a PhD in Oriental Literature with first-class honors in 1965.

Adiba Ibrahim Rafat

A prominent social activist since the early 1940s, Adiba Ibrahim Rafat was born in Basra in 1918. She completed her preparatory studies in 1937 and began her teaching career on October 2, 1937. Rafat joined the Higher Teachers’ Institute in Baghdad as one of the first eight female students in the 1937-1938 academic year. She graduated with honors in the Social Sciences Department, specializing in Education and Psychology, in 1942. In July 1949, she became the principal of an elementary teachers’ college. Rafat was instrumental in establishing and managing a nursery and kindergarten in Baghdad in 1956, and she also opened a private preschool for children in the same year.

Bakiza Rafik Hilmi

A historian, Bakiza Rafik Hilmi was born in Sulaimaniyah in 1924. She completed her primary studies in 1937, intermediate studies in Al-A’zamiyah in 1940, and secondary education at the Central Preparatory School in Baghdad in 1943. She then pursued her studies at the Higher Teachers’ Institute, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Arts with honors in 1948. Hilmi continued her education at Clark University and Harvard University in the United States, obtaining a Master’s degree in Linguistics in 1951.

Bader Shaker al-Sayyab

Considered a pioneer of free verse and a leading figure in the modern Arabic poetry movement, Bader Shaker al-Sayyab was born in the village of Jikour near Abu al-Khasib in Basra in 1926. Despite facing personal tragedies, including the loss of his mother at a young age and his father’s remarriage, al-Sayyab became one of the most influential poets in the Arab world. His poetry often explored themes of suffering, alienation, and the human condition.

Bashir Alluwis

He was a specialist in zoology. He was born in Mosul in 1905. He completed his secondary studies there in 1924. He obtained a bachelor’s degree from the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad in 1931. He obtained a master’s degree in zoology from the University of Michigan in America in 1952. He practiced teaching in secondary education for thirty years. He also worked as a teacher in the College of Science at the University of Baghdad. He is credited with establishing the Natural History Museum in 1947, and he became its director, especially after the museum was attached to the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah). After the establishment of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1989, Natural History museum was attached to it and Bashir Alluwis became a professor at the college.

Bashir Francis

He was a researcher, historian, and translator. He was born in the city of Mosul in 1909. He is a pioneer in archeology. He graduated from the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in 1931. He became one of the pioneers of the archaeological school in Iraq. He learned from Sati’ Al-Husri, Fouad Safar, Taha Baqir, Father Anastas Al-Karmali, and Jawad Ali. He worked in archaeological excavations and discovered more than a thousand archaeological sites. he was kidnapped by archaeological thieves because his appearance suggested wealth. During a period of eight years, he translated many books, including (Baghdad in the Abbasid Era) and (The Epic of Gilgamesh). He documented his life in a book by Hamid Al-Matbai’ titled “Bashir Francis”. He translated the book of “Countries of the Eastern Caliphate” by Key Lestrange, and “The French Navernier’s Trip to Iraq in the Seventeenth Century). He died in 1994.

Badawi Ahmed Tabana

A poet and professor of the Arabic language. He was born in the city of Menoufia in Egypt in 1914. He completed his primary and secondary education in Al-Shuhada’ and Cairo. He graduated from the Higher College of Teachers(Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in 1938, obtained a master’s degree in 1951, and a doctorate in rhetoric in 1953. He worked as a teacher in the Egyptian Ministry of Education. He was assigned to teach at the University of Baghdad and the University of Tripoli (Libya). He was elected a member of the Arabic Language Academy in Cairo. He died in 2000. Among his works are books on rhetoric and literary criticism, the most important of which are (Qudamah bin Jaafar and Literary Criticism), (Mu’allaqat Al-Arab), (Literary Thefts) , (Contemporary Currents in Literary Criticism), (Abu Hilal Al-Askari and his Rhetorical and Critical Approaches), (Issues of Literary Criticism: Unity, Commitment, Clarity, Framework, and Content) and (Literary Criticism in Greece)…etc.

Bahnam Basilius Habib

He was a professor in physical education, born in 1915. He worked in the teaching profession starting from October 5, 1935. He graduated from the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), Department of Physical Education, in 1942 with honors. He was appointed as a teaching assistant at the college, then became a teacher in the College of Engineering on February 4. 1950.

Tahsin Ibrahim

He is considered one of the prominent educational professors at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), and one of those who provided great services and extensive efforts to develop the educational activity at the college, as well as managing and organizing it. He was born in 1905, and entered the teaching profession on September 1, 1927. He was appointed as Director of Technical Investigations at the Ministry of Education in 1939. He was a member of the textbooks committee at the Ministry of Education in 1940.

Taqi Al-Dabagh

He is an archaeologist, he was born in the city of Amara in 1925. He enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad and graduated in 1949. He obtained a doctorate in archeology in 1958. He assumed several responsibilities before he retired, including Secretary General of the University of Baghdad and Head of the Department of Archeology at the College of Arts. He is a member of the Iraqi History and Archaeological Society, and his works include (Introduction to Archaeology), (Museology), and (Gods Above Earth), which is a comparative study between ancient religious beliefs in the Near East and Greece…etc.

Taqi Al-Din Al-Hilali

One of the Arab professors who taught at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) was a scholar, writer, and linguist. Muhammad Taqi al-Din ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini al-Hilali was born in Sijilmassa in Morocco. Al-Hilali is attributed to his grandfather, who is the father of his grandfather Abd al-Qadir, and his origins go back to Kairouan. He received early education from his father and grandfather and memorized the Holy Quran. He entered religious schools in Morocco and obtained a degree from the University of Al-Qarawiyyin, which Yoon University equated with a high school diploma when he entered it.

Jaber Al-Shukri

A researcher in chemistry, Jaber Aziz Sultan Al-Shukri was born in the city of Kufa in 1918. He completed his primary and intermediate education in Najaf and secondary school in Baghdad in 1938. He obtained a scientific scholarship to study chemistry in Germany, then transferred his studies to Switzerland during World War II. He enrolled in the University of Zurich and completed his graduate studies there, obtaining a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and doctorate in chemistry for the period from 1938-1946. On December 30, 1946, he was appointed as a teacher at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah). On January 2, 1951, he became an assistant professor and assistant dean in 1952.

Jaafer Khasbak

A major researcher in the field of history, he was born in 1920 in the city of Hilla. He worked in education on October 1, 1938. He enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and graduated from the Department of Social Studies in 1946. He was appointed as a teacher in Al-Hilla Secondary School, then completed his studies at Fouad I University (currently Cairo University). He studied there for a few months and then joined the Iraqi scientific mission that went to the United States of America. He obtained a master’s degree in history from the University of California and then studied at Berkeley.

Jalal Zuraiq

He was born in the city of Latakia in Syria in 1902, where he received his primary and secondary education. Then he entered the American University of Beirut, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1924. He worked as a mathematics teacher in the city of Al-Quds. He was fired from his job, so he left for Baghdad and worked as a teacher at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), then at the College of Engineering. He returned as an employee in the Translation Office in Al-Quds, and in 1945 he became Secretary-General of the Ministry of Education.

Jamil Saeed

He is considered one of the professors of literary criticism and Arabic rhetoric. Jamil bin Saeed Al Mulla Ibrahim was born in Anbar in 1916. He completed his primary and intermediate education there, then completed secondary school in Baghdad in 1935. He continued his studies at Fouad I University – Faculty of Arts in Cairo and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Arts. Then he obtained a master’s degree from the same university in 1945. Then he obtained a doctorate in Arabic literature from Cairo University in 1947. He was appointed as a teacher at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) from 1945 to 1949, then a professor at the College of Arts and Sciences in 1950, then Dean of the College of Education in 1963, then Dean of the College of Arts in 1964.

Jawad Salim

He is considered one of the pioneers of Iraqi art and the maker of the famous Freedom Monument in Baghdad. He was born in Ankara, Turkey, in 1920 to Iraqi parents. He was ranked third among the family’s sons. His hobby of sculpture and making statues became prominent since his youth. He completed his studies at the Central Preparatory School in 1938. In the same year, he received a scientific scholarship to France, and studied under Professor Carmont. The Council of Education decided to transfer his studies from France to Italy on October 31, 1939. He returned to Iraq in 1939, then went to Italy, studied under Zonelli, and returned to Baghdad in 1940.

Jawad Ali

Jawad Ali is considered one of the prominent professors. He is an experienced professor and historian of the Pre-Islamic Arab history. He was born in Al-Kadhimiya in 1907. He completed his primary studies in Baghdad in 1925, graduated from Al-Imam Al-Azam College in 1927, and completed his preparatory studies in the Central School in 1929. He enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah)  and graduated in 1931. He entered the teaching profession on October 1, 1931. He was sent on a scientific mission to Germany to complete his studies. He enrolled in the University of Hamburg and obtained a doctorate in Islamic history in 1938.

Hatem Al-Kaabi

He is considered a school in sociology, he made an effective contribution to consolidating the foundations of sociology in modern Iraqi and Arab scientific institutions. Hatem Abdel-Saheb Al-Kaabi was born in the city of Amara in 1917. He completed his primary, intermediate, and preparatory studies, then enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah)  in Baghdad and obtained a BA in Social Sciences with honors in 1941. He received a scientific scholarship to the United States of America, and obtained a doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1954 for his thesis (The Arab National Movement in Iraq).

Hussein Ali Mahfouz

Hussein Ali Mahfouz is considered one of the nation’s figures, the Sheikh of Baghdad, and a beloved personality. It was said about him that he is a man of knowledge, coming from The Hashemite Dynasty, carrying the leaves of the earth and the secret of the sea, and the artist who is a hermit in the sanctuary of the word. He is Dr. Hussein Ali bin Muhammad Jawad bin Musa bin Ali bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Sheikh Mahfouz Al Mahfouz Al-Washahhi Al-Asadi Al-Kazemi, one of the descendants of Taj Al-Din bin Ali Muhammad bin Shams Al-Din Mahfouz bin Wishah bin Muhammad Al-Asadi Al-Hilli. He was born in his father’s grandfather’s old house on Quraish Street in Al-Shuyoukh District in Al-Kadhimiya on Monday, May 3, 1926. His mother was from the family of Abu al-Ward al-Sada al-Wardiyya, from the descendants of Zaid.

Hussien Ali Muhamad Al-Daquqi

A researcher and educator who was born in the city of Daquq, Kirkuk governorate, on July 1, 1922. He completed his primary, intermediate, and preparatory education, then enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), where he obtained a BA in Social Studies in 1945. He was appointed as a teacher in the Central intermediate School on September 3, 1945, after which he moved to teach at the Institute of Primary Teachers (Dar Al-Muʿallimīn Al-Ibtidāʾiyyah) at the beginning of November 1945, and continued there until the end of August 1952 . He worked as supervisor of the Kirkuk Education Directorate, then supervisor of the Karbala Education Directorate in September 1999, then director of the Nasiriyah Education Directorate for the period from the end of June 1960 to April 1961. Thereafter, he returned to Karbala as director of Education Directorate.

A theater pioneer who was born in Baghdad in 1913, he played his first acting role in 1920 in the Egyptian George Abyad troupe. In 1927 he founded the National Acting Troupe, whose members include Nouri Thabet, Faiq Hassan, and Hafez Al-Droubi. In 1931, he founded a troupe bearing his name and including members from outside the country. He continued his studies in Paris in 1935, where he studied theater, and after his return to Baghdad in 1939, he founded the theater department at the Institute of Fine Arts in 1940, then became head of the theater department and a teacher there. He was assigned to work at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) to supervise the field of arts and the theater. He was unanimously chosen as head of the Artists Syndicate for three terms after his retirement in 1979. He died in 1985.

Hamoudi Abdul-Hamid

He was born in the city of Amara in 1912. He became a professor of education, after obtaining a doctorate in education from Columbia University in the United States of America. He was appointed to several educational centers, including (Director of Education of the Nasiriyah governorate), then he practiced teaching at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah). He was appointed in the Educational and University Inspection in 1948. He published a number of his researches in periodicals. He died in 1967. Among his works are (the basic principles for improving the preparation of teachers in Iraq), (Democratic Administration and Educational Supervision), and among his published researches (Knowing the essence of beauty ), and (Spirituality Values in education), and (democratic education is the goal of the world), and others.

Khaled Al-Hashimi

Professor Khaled Al-Hashimi is considered the founder of educational philosophy in Iraq and one of the most prominent educational figures who played a major role in the development of the educational and administrative activity of the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in particular, and of the Ministry of Education in general. He was born in Baghdad in 1908, and completed his primary, intermediate and secondary education there and obtained a scholarship from The Iraqi Ministry of Education to study at the American University of Beirut in 1924, and obtained a bachelor’s degree in education from there in 1928. He entered the teaching profession on September 20, 1928, as he worked as a teacher in a number of intermediate and preparatory schools during the period 1928-1938. In 1932, he participated in the first education conference in Nice, France.

Khidhr Abdul-Ghafur

An educator born in 1913 who entered the teaching profession on October 1, 1934. He graduated from the American University of Beirut with honors degree in mathematics, and obtained a master’s degree in science from Columbia University in the United States of America in 1948. He then returned to Iraq and was appointed as a teacher in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) on December 10, 1949, then he became its acting dean in early 1958.

Khattab Saggar Al-Ani

A researcher in the field of geography who was born in Anbar in 1924. He finished secondary school in Baghdad in 1942, then he obtained a bachelor’s degree in arts from Alexandria University. He obtained a master’s degree in human geography from Clark University in America, and a doctorate in economic geography from Columbia University . He held many administrative positions, including Director General of Scholarships in the Ministry of Education for the period 1967-1968, and a professor at the university for the period 1987-1994.

Darwish Abdul-Rahim Al-Miqdadi

Professor Darwish Abdul Rahim Al-Miqdadi is considered one of the pioneers of the nationalist movement in Iraq in the era of the twenties of the twentieth century. He is from a Palestinian family, he was born in Tulkarm in 1898, and after the British occupation of Palestine, the occupation forces removed him from his city, so he lived in Iraq. He was a colleague of Professor Sati’ Al-Husari. On September 19, 1926, he entered the teaching profession, where he was appointed as a teacher at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) until October 1, 1929, with a salary of (375) rupees.

Daisy Mirza Al-Amir

A Poet, writer, and novelist, Daisy Mirza Al-Amir was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1935. She grew up and educated in Baghdad, then, she worked in the Iraqi embassy in Beirut. She had her stories published in Arab newspapers. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Arts from the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in 1947. Dr. Hussein Ali Mahfouz recalls that the poet and writer Daisy Al-Amir was one stage ahead of him at the College, and he met her after a decade and a half in Cambridge.

Thanoun Ayoub Abdul-Wahid

A teacher, writer and pioneer of Iraqi stories and novels, Thanoun Ayoub Abdul Wahid was born in the city of Mosul in 1908. He completed his studies at the Islamic School and Mosul Secondary School, then enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and graduated in 1929, excelling in the mathematical and natural sciences and secondary school work. He then became dean of the Institute of Fine Arts. He joined the Communist Party, then he left this party to then join the National Democratic Party and ran for the parliamentary elections of 1954 and won. However, the House of Representatives was dissolved by Nouri al-Saeed after the first session of Parliament. He died in 1988. He wrote books and short story collections, including (Stories in Us) and (Selections of Thanoon Ayoub), and others.

Rashid Abdul-Latif

He is considered one of the teachers of the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), and one of those who took over the management and teaching there. He was born in 1922, and entered the teaching profession on October 5, 1943. He completed his graduate studies in the United States of America and obtained a doctorate in philosophy in chemistry from the University of Louisiana in 1953. After returning to Iraq, he became a teacher at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) on April 30. 1953, then, acting dean in 1956 and also in 1957.

Rani Bashir Sarsam

A researcher in the field of mathematics who was born in the city of Mosul in 1923, where she completed her primary, intermediate, and secondary education. Then she enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad and graduated from the mathematics branch in 1946. On June 15, 1947, she was appointed as a teacher in a secondary school. She worked there for the period 1947-1949 in the cities of Mosul and Kirkuk. She completed her graduate studies at the American University of Michigan and obtained a master’s degree in pure mathematics in 1951. Thus, she became the first Iraqi woman that obtained the certificate of Master’s degree in mathematics, and on July 1, 1952, she became a teacher at Queen Alia College.

Zahida Ibrahim

She is considered one of those who distinguished themselves in her work at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah). She graduated from the Faculty of Law and was appointed as a teaching assistant at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) on April 26, 1949. She also worked as a curator of the college library. She showed great interest in her work, which lasted from the years 1949-1958. She is credited with Increasing the number of books in the library and their classification.

A senior researcher specializing in modern history, Zaki Saleh Hussein was born in Baghdad in 1908. He completed his primary and secondary education in 1929, after which he joined the American University in Beirut. He graduated in 1931 and obtained a bachelor’s degree. Then he entered the teaching profession on October 1, 1931. In 1939, the Education Council agreed to send him to the United States of America to participate in the 1939 New York World’s Fair. After that, he received a scientific scholarship to the United States of America and enrolled in Columbia University.

Zaki Mubarak

He was a prominent figure of Arabic literature, who reached his position thanks to his activities and scientific writings. He was known in intellectual forums for his violent criticism and the strength of his opposition to most of the leaders of thought and literature in Egypt through his literary battles and rivalries with the most prominent writers he contemporized. Zaki Abdel Salam Mubarak was born on August 1, 1802 in the village (Sentris), one of the villages of Menoufia in Egypt. He was characterized by intelligence and generosity in that rural community. Zaki Mubarak was initially educated by village kuttab to memorize the Holy Qur’an. He learned arithmetic, the Qur’an, and writing, and his literary tendencies appeared at an early age. He completed his studies at Al-Azhar University and obtained his first doctorate in 1924 for his dissertation, “Ethics according to Al-Ghawali.”

Zahra Baqir Jaafar Al-Chalabi

Zahra Baqir Jaafar Al-Chalabi was born in the city of Baghdad in 1920, where she completed her secondary studies and obtained a bachelor’s degree at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah). She married Professor Abdul-Sahib Al-Kaabi, the teaching assistant at the college. She obtained a master’s degree in cell classification in 1953. She taught at the College of Science at the University of Baghdad. She became one of the pioneering Iraqi women in biology. She died in 2011.

An Arab nationalist, educational scientist, historian and one of the most prominent advocates and theorists of Arab nationalism, Sati’ bin Muhammad Hilal bin Al-Sayyid Mustafa Al-Husri was born to Arab parents on August 5, 1880 in the city of Sana’a, Yemen. His father sought knowledge as he studied its fundamentals in the Ismaili school in Aleppo and, then, Al-Azhar, where he obtained an academic degree. He left to Istanbul and was appointed as a judge in a number of regions, including Yemen, where he worked as president of the Court of Appeal in 1879, and there Sati was born. As soon as he was one year old, he joined his father to Istanbul.

Stephen Runesman

He is one of the professors of the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad. He was a British historian known for his writings about the Middle Ages. James Stephen Runesman was born on July 7, 1903. He specialized in the history of Greece, the Balkans, Byzantium, and the Turks. He wrote about Emperor Romanos and his reign in Byzantium in 1929, then he wrote about the history of the First Bulgarian Empire in 1930, as well as about Byzantine civilization in 1937. He also wrote the history of the Church and the Jews, and the history of the Crusades in three parts in the period 1951-1955, in addition to other works of his. He died on October 1, 2000.

Saadi Yousef

A writer and one of those who graduated from the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) , Arts Branch, Arabic Language Department, in 1954. He was born in Abu Al-Khasib district of the city of Basra in 1934, where he completed his secondary school, and after obtaining a bachelor’s degree from the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) , he practiced teaching and also worked in cultural journalism, as he became a writer and wrote short stories and poetry. He was a member of the editorial board of the New Culture magazine, and a member of the consultation board of Al-Qalam International Club magazine. He traveled in several Arab and Western countries and won several awards. He has many books and poems, including (Poetic Works), (Poems of the Old Capital), and translated poems and novels, including (Leaves of Grass), (Farewell to the Alexandria You Lost), and others.

Saeed Al-Diwachi

Researcher and historian, Saeed Ahmad Muhammad Al-Diwachi was born in the city of Mosul in 1921. His father, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Diwachi, was a mufti. He gave fatwas in Sinjar and then took over the judiciary in Tal Afar in 1919. After the judiciary in Tal Afar was abolished, he returned to his home in Mosul, and worked on teaching students at Prophet George School. Saeed Al-Diwachi completed his primary and secondary schools in Mosul, and joined the Higher College of Teacher (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad. The college building was adjacent to the Central Secondary School and consisted of two branches, scientific and literary, and the duration of study there was two years.

Salim Al-Nuaimi

A researcher and writer who was born in Baghdad in 1910, where he completed his primary and secondary education, and graduated from Al-imam Al-azam College, College of Sharia. He continued his studies at the Higher College of Teacher (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and graduated from it. On October 1, 1931, he entered the teaching profession and taught in secondary schools. Then he continued his studies at the University of Sorbonne in Paris, where he obtained a doctorate in 1939. He was then appointed as a teacher at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) . He had a nationalist tendency. He supported the May 1941 movement. He was arrested and released. He worked in the field of journalism and published Al-Taqadum magazine.

Sulaiman Al-Issa

A Syrian poet who was born in the village of Al-Nairiya, part of Antioch, in the Iskenderun district, in 1921. He studied under his father, Ahmed Al-Issa, in the village. He participated through his nationalist poems against the French mandate over Syria, and supported the position of the people of the Alexandretta district in their demonstrations and struggle. He completed his secondary education and moved to Baghdad and entered the Higher College of Teacher (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) , where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in the branch of Arts in 1947 with honors. Then he returned to Syria and was appointed as a teacher for the Arabic language at the Ministry of Education. He is considered one of the founders of the Arab Writers Union in Syria in 1969, and a member of the Arabic Language Academy in Damascus in 1990. He was Awarded an honorary doctorate from Sana’a University in 1997.

Sharif Asran

He was a professor of health science at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) , a doctor and a researcher. He was born in Lebanon  in 1890. He graduated from the American University in Beirut, came to Iraq and resided there. On September 20, 1927, he entered the service of the Iraqi government, and was appointed to senior medical positions. Then he was appointed Minister of Health in 1927, and he refused to take over the reins of the Ministry due to the presence of the British health advisor in Iraq. On October 7, 1939, he taught at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad. The Iraqi Scientific Academy elected him as a member of its supreme body in 1948. He died in 1994.

Chit Noman

He was one of the teachers of the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and a scientific researcher. Chit Naoum Noman was born in the city of Mosul. He completed his primary, intermediate, and preparatory education there in 1924. He obtained a scientific scholarship to the American University of Beirut and obtained a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1928. On September 20, 1928, he entered the teaching profession. He then obtained a scientific scholarship to the United States of America, and enrolled in the University of Massachusetts, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering on February 1, 1934.

Saleh Ahmed Al-Ali

He is considered one of the most prominent Arab historians who was specialized in studying the history of Arab civilization. He was born in Mosul in 1918. He belongs to a family whose origins go back to the Anza tribe from (Al-Ruwailah). He studied at the Institute of Primary Teachers (Dar Al-Muʿallimīn Al-Ibtidāʾiyyah) in Baghdad and graduated  in 1937. He entered the teaching profession on October,14, 1937. Then he enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in the Social Studies branch and graduated in 1941 with honors. He then received a scholarship to study at the Faculty of Arts at Cairo University to obtain a doctorate in 1940. He was appointed a professor at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in November 1950, then at the College of Arts at the University of Baghdad. He became head of the History Department and deputy dean of the Institute of Islamic Studies from 1963-1968, and headed the Center of  Reviving the Arab Scientific Heritage in 1980-1983.

Saleh Jawad Al-Tua’ma

He was professors at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) , and one of those who worked in its administration. He obtained a doctorate in education from Harvard University in 1957. After his return to Iraq, he was appointed as a teacher at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) , then became its dean in mid-1957.

Saleh Muhammad Al-Abed

A researcher in history, Saleh Muhammad Jassim Al-Abed was born in the city of Baghdad in 1935. He received his education at the Arabic Primary School, then the Central intermediate School, then the Central Preparatory School. He enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and graduated in 1957, obtaining a bachelor’s degree in history, social sciences department, with honors. He was appointed as a teacher at the Central Intermediate School in Hilla on September 8, 1957, and continued his teaching work in a number of intermediate and preparatory schools. Then he continued his graduate studies at the University of Baghdad, where he obtained a Master of Arts degree in history on June 30, 1974.

Siddiq Al-Atrushi

Professor Siddiq Abd al-Rahman al-Atrushi was born in 1920. He entered the teaching profession on September 11, 1943. He obtained a doctorate in philosophy in geography from Clark University in 1982. He was then appointed as a teacher at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) on March 3, 1953, and became its acting dean in 1951.

Safaa Khallusi

A researcher, poet, and investigator, Safaa Abdul Aziz Omar Abdul Rahman Muhammad Khadr Khallusi was born in Baghdad in 1917. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Arts with honors from the University of London, and obtained a doctorate from the University of London. He practiced teaching on November 20, 1941. In 1945, he was assigned with some professors to teach in the course that was opened for students of the scientific scholarship at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) before they were sent to Britain. The number of students in the scholarship was twenty-five students.

Diya Abu-Alhab

A poet, writer, and specialist in psychology, Diya al-Din bin Mohsen bin Muhammad Hassan bin Mohsen Abu Al-Hab was born in the city of Karbala in 1913. He is from an esteemed family that moved from al-Hawizeh and lived in the city of Karbala. Its origins go back to the Arab tribe (Jasha’am). It is mentioned that the meaning of the title Abu al-Hab has not been proven in family documents, but some accounts say that one of their grandfathers was a grain merchant, so the title applied to all of his descendants. Diya Abu Al-Hab completed his primary and intermediate education in 1926, then passed preparatory school, and entered the Institute of Primary Teachers (Dar Al-Muʿallimīn Al-Ibtidāʾiyyah). He was then appointed as a teacher in Baghdad in 1933. Then he traveled with a cultural scholarship to Lebanon in 1938 and studied there for three years, then completed the fourth year in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad. .

Diya Shakara

The poet Diya Jaafar Shakara was born in Baghdad in 1911. He lived moving among several cities in Iraq. He enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) , and after his graduation he was appointed as a teacher in Nasiriyah. Then he entered the College of Law in Baghdad and graduated there. He was appointed director of some districts, then he served as mayor in the two cities of Mandali and Najaf, then he transferred his services to the Ministry of Justice, where he was appointed head of the settlement in the city of Basra and Amara until his retirement. Among his poetic works are “The Awakening of the Arabs” and “Al-Falah”, the latter of which he published in Al-Khamayel magazine. In addition to that, his articles were published in the Iraqi and Arab newspapers of his time. He died in 1990.

Talib Mushtaq

He is considered one of the educational researchers, with a nationalism tendency. He was born in Baghdad in 1900. He graduated from the College of Law, and since November,10, 1919, he had worked in the field of education as a teacher and administrator, as he was appointed as a teacher at Al-Huwaider Primary School. On August,1, 1920, he was appointed as a clerk in the Education Directorate in Baghdad, and then submitted his resignation from there in November 1921, as he was forced to do so due to a disagreement with the British Chief Superintendent. On January  1922, he was appointed private secretary to the Minister of Education, Hebat al-Din al-Shahristani. On June  1922, he became chief clerk and accountant of the Education Directorate in the Baghdad region, then a teacher at the Application School of the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad.

Taha Baqir

He was one of the first pioneers in the field of archaeology in Iraq, and a scientific figure, abundant in science and extensive knowledge. He provided Iraqi and Arab archaeology with great services in the fields of excavation, exploration, writing, translation, and teaching. Professor Taha Baqir was born in Babylon in 1912, and he came from a scientific family. He completed his primary school there, then completed secondary school in Baghdad in 1931. He obtained an English “Matherocollection” certificate from Saqr College in Palestine in 1932, then the “Sagmur” stage at the American University of Beirut in 1932-1933, then he completed his study in the United States. He enrolled in the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago and obtained a bachelor’s and master’s degree in 1938.

Taha Al-Haj Alyas

A professor of philosophy of education, he was born in the city of Mosul in 1923, where he completed his initial education. He enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) , then completed his postgraduate studies in Britain and obtained a doctorate in the philosophy of education. He then practiced teaching at the University of Baghdad, until he was retired. One of his works, among others, is translating “educating the critical mind”.

Taha Al-Rawi

An educational pioneer, researcher and language expert, Taha Saleh Al-Fadil Al-Rawi was born in 1890 in the city of Rawa in Anbar Governorate. He was appointed a teacher at the Institute of Primary Teachers (Dar Al-Muʿallimīn Al-Ibtidāʾiyyah) in 1918. Then he continued his studies at the Faculty of Law and graduated in 1925, after which he was appointed as a teacher at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) . He became Secretary of the Senate in 1928. He served as Chairman of the Authorship and Translation Committee in the Ministry of Education. He died in 1946. Among his works are (The Memory of Al-Suwaidi), (Abu Al-Ala in Baghdad), (Baghdad, the City of Peace), and (Considerations in Language and Grammar).

Atika Al-Khazrajia

The poet and writer, Atika Wahbi Al-Amin bin Abdul Latif bin Abdul Wahhab Al-Baghdadi Al-Khazraji, was born in Baghdad on November, 14,  1926. Her father was the mayor the Mosul governorate and then that of Diyala who died six months after her birth. She lived with her mother, and completed her primary, intermediate, and secondary education with distinction. She continued her studies at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), where she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Arts in 1945, with honors. She was then appointed as a teacher at Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Girls starting from September  1945. In 1950, she received a scholarship to the Sorbonne University in Paris.

Aisha Abdul-Rahman (Bint Al-Shati)

She was born in the city of Damietta in Egypt in 1913. Her father was a teacher at the Al-Azhari Institute, and her great-grandfather at Al-Azhar Mosque. She obtained a BA in the Arabic language from the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University in 1939 with an excellent grade, then a Master’s degree in Arts with first class honors in 1941, then a doctorate in Arts with an excellent grade in 1950. She rose to university positions and became head of the Department of Arabic Language and Islamic Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University in 1962. She also worked as a visiting professor in some Iraqi universities. Among her works are “The Egyptian Countryside” and “The Muslim Woman.”

Abdul-Jabbar Abdullah

Dr. Abdul-Jabbar Abdullah Al-Sheikh Sam is one of the professors who provided great and distinguished services in the field of teaching and administration. He was born in Qala’t Saleh (in the city of Amara) in 1912. He belongs to a Sabian family, and he completed his secondary school in Baghdad in 1930. He was sent on a study scholarship to the American University of Beirut, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in science in 1914. He entered the teaching profession on October  1934, where he worked as a teacher in secondary schools in Amara city, then assistant director of weather forecasting at Basra Airport in 1937. Then he taught in secondary schools in Baghdad in 1941. He completed his studies in the United States of America and obtained a doctorate in natural sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston.

Abdul-Jabbar Al-Muttalibi

A researcher and critic, Abdul-Jabbar Yusef al-Muttalabi was born in the district of al-Musharrah in the city of Amara in 1923. There he completed his basic education, then enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the Arts branch in 1945 with honors. Then he obtained a Master’s degree in playwriting from Southwestern University from the University of Texas in the United States of America in 1953. Then he obtained a doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Languages ​​at the University of London in 1960 on the subject of Thul-Rummah’s poetry. In 1963, he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Languages ​​at the University of Baghdad. He was then appointed as a cultural attaché at the Iraqi Embassy in Cairo in 1964, and remained in his position until 1968. .

Abdul-Jalil Al-Zubaie

Abdul Jalil Al-Zubaie A great researcher and one of the professors of the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) . He was born in the Al-Aziziyah district of the city of Wasit in 1924. He completed his primary study  there in 1937, then he completed his intermediate school at Al-Karkh School in Baghdad in 1940, then he graduated from the Institute of Primary Teachers (Dar Al-Muʿallimīn Al-Ibtidāʾiyyah), after which he completed his preparatory studies (as external student), so he enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and graduated in 1946. He was appointed as a teacher in Alhindia intermediate school. He obtained a scientific scholarship to study in the United States of America in 1949, and enrolled in the University of Southern California. During his study, he obtained the approval of the Iraqi Education Council to extend his studies for one year in 1953, and he graduated in 1954, where he obtained a doctorate in educational psychology.

Abdul Jalil Al-Taher

Abdul Jalil Ali Al-Taher was born in the city of Basra in 1914, and studied at the Institute of Primary Teachers (Dar Al-Muʿallimīn Al-Ibtidāʾiyyah). He was appointed as a teacher in 1933, then he enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah). After his graduation, he worked in teaching. He was sent in 1947 to complete his study in Paris and then in the United States of America in 1949. He returned with a certificate. He obtained his doctorate in philosophy and was appointed as a lecturer in the College of Arts in 1952. He held the position of professor of science at the University of Baghdad and was assigned to teach at the universities of Riyadh and Benghazi. He died in June 1971. His works includes (The social problems in a changing civilization), (The social interpretation of crime) , (Bedouins and Tribes in the Arab Countries), (The March of Society), and (Phenomenology and Experimentation). He also translated books including (Collective Cooperative Farms) and (Population and Economics) and others.

Abdul Hamid Kazem

He is considered one of the prominent professors at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah). He was competent and experienced in the scientific and administrative field. He held many administrative positions, and  was the last Minister of Education in the royal era. Abdul Hamid bin Kazem bin Hamid bin Saleh bin Muhammad bin Hamza bin Khalil was born in 1912 in the village of Al-Sabtiya in the Al-Khalis district. He completed his primary study in Al-Sabtiya and Al-Huwaider. He excelled over his colleagues as he ranked first at the level of the Diyala Governorate in 1926. He completed his studies at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and graduated in 1930. He then entered the teaching profession on October  1930.

Abdul Razzaq Al-Jalili

 Abdul Razzaq Al-Jalili was born in 1921 in the city of Mosul. He enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah)  and graduated in 1943. He then worked as a teacher of chemistry in the Central Preparatory School, then became a teacher in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah)in 1947.

Abdul Razzaq Abdul Wahid

A poet who was born in Baghdad in 1930. He spent his childhood with his family, which moved to the city of Amara. He returned to Baghdad to complete his intermediate and preparatory school studies there. Then he enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the Arts Branch, Arabic Language Department, in 1952. He was appointed a teacher and then became assistant dean at the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad. In 1970, he moved to the Ministry of Culture and Information to work there. He became Editorial Secretary of Al-Aqlam magazine, then its editor-in-chief, then a director of the Folklore Center. He became director of the Institute of Musical Studies, then dean of the Arab Documentary Institute. He was also appointed general director of the National Library, then general director of culture and media .

Abdul Razzaq Al-Hilali

A writer and researcher, who was born in the city of Basra in 1916, where he completed his primary and intermediate schools. In 1933, he enrolled in the Institute of Primary Teachers (Dar Al-Muʿallimīn Al-Ibtidāʾiyyah) in Baghdad and graduated from it. He was then appointed as a teacher at Al-Tahtheeb Primary School in Basra on October 1936. He submitted his resignation from the job on October 1937. He joined the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in the Physical Education Branch, and in 1939 he moved to the Arts branch, Department of the Arabic Language. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree with honors in 1941. He entered the first reserve officers’ course and graduated with the rank of second lieutenant, served six months, and was called for military service again during the May 1941 movement, then he was discharged from service after the failure of the revolution.

Abdul Aziz Al-Bassam

A researcher in education and psychology, and one of the professors of the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), Abdul Aziz Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Bassam was born in Al-Zubair in the city of Basra in October 1915, where he completed his primary, intermediate, and secondary education. He entered the University of Birmingham in Britain, where he studied for the period 1938-1941. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He completed the first stage of his master’s degree at the same university. He then entered the University of London after it required the equivalency of a master’s degree, so he passed it and continued his graduate studies and obtained a doctorate of psychology in 1950.

Abdul Qader Ahmed Al-Youssef

A researcher in history, who was born in the city of Nasiriyah, in 1922 in which he completed his basic education. In October  1939, he started practicing teaching and he enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), Social Studies Branch, Department of History, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in 1944. He continued his graduate studies in a scholarship to the United States of America, where he enrolled in the University of Chicago, obtaining a master’s degree in 1952. Then he joined the American University of Iowa, where he obtained a doctorate.

Abdul Wahab Al Bayati

He is considered one of the pioneers of modern poetry in the Arab world. Abdul-Wahhab bin Ahmed Jumah Al-Bayati was born in Baghdad in 1926, and graduated from the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) Arabic Language and Literature in 1950. He worked in teaching and journalism, and was dismissed from his job due to his communist tendencies in 1954. He lived in Egypt and the Soviet Union, worked in press circles in Moscow and Madrid, and visited most countries of the world. He returned to Baghdad after the revolution of July 14, 1958, and was appointed cultural attaché at the Moscow embassy. Then he resigned from his job to teach at the Asian Peoples’ University in the Russian capital until 1965.

Abdul Wahab Al-Qaisi

Abdul Wahab Abbas Abdul Aziz Al-Qaisi was born in Baghdad on May 22, 1928. He completed his education in Al-Mahdia primary school in 1940, then Al-Gharbia intermediate school in 1943, and the Central Preparatory School in 1946 in the city of Baghdad. Then he enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in the social sciences branch in 1951 with honors. He worked as a teacher in Tikrit High School on October  1951, where he continued until October 1, 1952.

Abdul Hadi Mahbuba

He was one of the staff of the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), and had great activity in administration and teaching. He was born in 1912, entered the teaching profession on October 1936, and became a teacher of the Arabic language at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) on May  1950. In 1953, he was the acting dean of the college. He was married to the great poet Nazik Al-Malaika. In 1964, he became president of the University of Basra, and continued his work there until 1968.

Adnan Rasim

 Adnan Ahmed Rasim Al-Nuaimi is one of the students who graduated from the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) branch of Arts in 1952. He was the first director of Iraqi television, which was the first television in the Middle East and was founded in 1956. He held this position after returning from the United States of America and obtaining a diploma in the field of audiovisual arts and a master’s degree in art education from Indiana University, and he was one of the first figures to present programs on Iraq TV (Baghdad TV).

Ezzedine Al Yassin

A renewed researcher and scholar of Semitic languages, he is considered the founder of the comparative study of Semitic languages. He was born in the city of Kadhimiya in 1910, and received his education at the religious university of Najaf. He entered the teaching profession on October 1931. He moved to Egypt and graduated from the Higher Science College in 1933. Then he was appointed as a teacher at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad in August 1946. He went to Princeton University in the United States of America and graduated with a doctorate in comparative literature in 1950, then he was appointed as a professor in the College of Arts.

Ezz El-Din Farid

An Egyptian geographer, who was born in 1909. He obtained a doctorate from the University of London in 1937. He practiced teaching the economic geography curriculum at the Faculty of Commerce in Cairo University, then he was transferred to a professorship in the Faculty of Arts and he served as its dean for the period 1950-1965. He worked as a professor the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad, and was a member of the board supervising the issuance of the college’s magazine. He published several papers in several magazines, including: (The Laboratory, Nature, Politics, and War). He died in 1976.

Ali Jawad Al-Taher

 He is one of the prominent professors at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), a critic and researcher. He was born in the city of Al-Hilla in 1922. He began teaching on the October 1940. He completed his studies at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and graduated from the Arts branch in 1945 with honors. He was appointed as a teacher in Hilla intermediate School for Boys in 1946, and resigned from there 1947.

Omar Farroukh

He is a famous researcher in the fields of history, philosophy, education, sociology, and literature, and a specific Arab thinker. Omar bin Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman bin Saad al-Din bin Omar Farroukh was born in Beirut in 1904. He completed his secondary school in 1924, then joined the American University of Beirut and graduated in 1928. He practiced teaching at An-Najah College in Nablus for the period 1928-1929. He continued his graduate studies in Germany and France. For the period 1935-1937, he specialized in philosophy and language. After returning to Beirut, he was chosen to work at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah)in Iraq in 1940. He died in 1987.

Enad Ghazwan

A researcher and one of the most prominent critics and academics, Enad Ghazwan was born in the city of Diwaniyah in 1994. He completed his primary and secondary education there. He achieved a Bachelor’s degree in the Arabic language from the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in 1956, and was among the outstanding students who were honored by King Faisal II, who attended the graduation ceremony. Inad Ghazwan continued his studies in Britain in 1959, obtaining a Higher Diploma in 1959 and He also obtained a teaching certificate in 1960, and he also obtained a doctorate in the philosophy of Arabic literature in 1963.

Taher Al-Bayati

He is an expert in simplifying the learning of English language. Taher Abdul Hussein Al-Bayati was born in Baghdad in 1927. He enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), the English language branch, in Baghdad graduating from there in 1900. He also obtained the initial and higher (Cambridge) certificates (competency) in an external exam. He also obtained a distinguished certificate from the University of Birmingham, north of London. He practiced teaching in preparatory schools in several Iraqi cities. He achieved wide fame in terms of success rates. He published the book (What Students Need in the English Language) in 1957, and printed several popular editions. He also published the book of (the English language in a simplified manner) in 1980.

Aouni Bakr Sidqi

 He is considered one of the men of education and literature. He was born in Baghdad in 1901. He graduated from the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in 1925. He practiced teaching for many years, then he was appointed to the position of distinguished translation and publication in the office of the Ministry of Education, then as director of Education in the Al-Dulaim District (currently Anbar Governorate). He was assigned as director of curricula and books in the Ministry of Education in 1946, then director of primary education in 1950, then a teacher in the Industrial  School of in 1953. He was one of the pioneers of the scouting movement in Iraq. He published the book (Scouting Iraq) in 1922, and participated with Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Sayyid in his book (Opposite Arrows) in 1922.

Fouad Safar

A researcher and archaeologist on a national and international level, Fouad Suleiman Alluis Safar was born in 1912, in the city of Mosul. He completed his primary and secondary education there in 1913. He obtained a certificate from Safad College in Palestine in 1932, then studied history and archeology at the American University of Beirut in 1932 – 1933. He also studied at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago for the period between 1934-1938, and obtained a bachelor’s and master’s degree in archaeological sciences. After his return to Iraq, he was appointed to the Directorate of Archaeology on November  1938.

Faisal Al-Waeli

Faisal Jassim Al-Waeli was born in the holy city of Najaf on August 8, 1922. He completed his primary and secondary education there. He was appointed as a teacher in the Al-Gharraf Neighborhood of Shatrah district in the city of Nasiriyah on October  1940. He was then transferred to the city of Karbala until the end of 1942. He enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), Arts Branch, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in 1946 with honors. Then he was appointed as a teacher in Al-Karkh preparatory School. He joined a scientific scholarship to the United States of America to study ancient history at the University of Chicago, where he obtained a doctorate. Then he returned to Iraq and was appointed to the General Directorate of Archaeology.

Kamel Al Dabbagh

A writer and scientific researcher, Kamel Adham Al-Dabbagh was born in the city of Mosul in 1925, where he completed his primary education. He entered the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1947. He then joined many scientific courses inside and outside the country. He practiced teaching and worked in administration and educational inspection for the period 1947- 1967, then he was appointed General Director of Scientific Welfare in 1968. Al-Dabbagh had high scientific experience and a broad culture. He is credited with proposing the idea of ​​the “Science for All” program on Baghdad TV, whose first episode was broadcast in September 1960 and continued until March 1994.

Kamal Ibrahim

He is considered one of the distinguished professors in the field of education and administration. A writer, poet, and orator, Kamal bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad Al-Obaidi was born in Baghdad in 1910. He completed his basic study there, then continued his studies at the Great Imam College and graduated in 1924. He joined Alu Al-Bayt University and graduated in 1928, when he obtained a bachelor’s degree. He was appointed as a teacher of Arabic language after he entered the teaching profession in September 1928. He received an academic scholarship in the same year to Egypt and joined the College of Dar Al-Ulum. Then he was summoned to Baghdad in 1929 due to the need for him to teach at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah).

Kamal Al-Jubouri

A poet who was born in Istana, Turkey, in 1917. He completed his primary and secondary studies in Baghdad, then enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Arts. He obtained latter on an Eastern Diploma from the College of Arts in Istana.

Lamia Abbas Amara

A well-known poet and one of the graduates of the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), she was born in Baghdad on the Karkh side in 1929, and (Amara) is the name of her grandfather. She entered Al-Shawaka Primary School in Baghdad, then her family moved to the city of Amara. She completed her secondary education between Baghdad and the city of Amara, then continued her studies. She graduated from the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in 1950, and was appointed as a teacher at the Institute of Primary Teachers (Dar Al-Muʿallimīn Al-Ibtidāʾiyyah). Her father died while she was still in the elementary school stage, so she was affected by his death, and this was reflected in her poetry. The poet shined the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and became one of the most prominent poets of the college alongside Nazik Al-Malaika.

Muhammad Hussein Al Yassin

 An educator, researcher, and one of the competent professors at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah). He was born in Al-Kadhimiya in 1912. He grew up under the care of his father, the scholar Mohsen Al-Yassin, and in a family known for Ijtihad and fatwa. He started practicing teaching on November  1934, and completed his graduate studies at Columbia University in the United States of America in 1947, and obtained a doctorate in the philosophy of education and psychology. He was then appointed assistant professor at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) on July  1947. He held several administrative positions in the Ministry of Education when the Public Service Council was established in 1957.

Muhammad Fadel Al-Jamali

He is considered one of the prominent political figures during the royal era, as he assumed the presidency of the Iraqi government for two successive terms. He was one of the professors at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and held advanced positions in the state. Muhammad Fadel Sheikh Abbas Al-Jamali was born in the city of Al-Kadhimiya in 1903. He studied at the Imam Al-Khalisi Al-Kabeer School in Al-Kadhimiya, and was appointed a teacher at Al-Kadhimiya School on November  1918, then as a teacher at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah)on September 1927. He continued his work until October 1, 1929, then he joined the American University of Beirut and obtained a bachelor’s degree in education.

Muhammad Muhammad Saleh

He was one of the graduates of the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), Social Studies Branch, History Department in 1947. He was born in the city of Sulaymaniyah in 1925, and completed his studies at the University of Chicago, where he obtained a doctorate in 1957. He taught European history at the College of Education (Ibn Rushd) for the period 1958-1968, then he was assigned to establish the University of Sulaymaniyah and became its president until 1971, after which he moved to the College of Arts, University of Baghdad. He participated in a number of conferences of the Association of Arab Universities in Cairo, Alexandria, and Khartoum.

Muhammad Mustafa Ziadeh

He was a historian and one of the Arab professors who taught at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad. He was born in Egypt in 1900. He received his education in public schools, then joined the teachers’ school, where he graduated with distinction. Then he was sent on a scholarship to Britain, where he obtained a BA in history with honors. After returning to Egypt, he was appointed as a teacher at the Abbasiya Secondary School in Alexandria. He was promoted to Britain to complete his postgraduate studies with a doctorate in history from the University of Liverpool in 1930 for his dissertation (Egypt’s Foreign Relations in the Fifteenth Century).

Muhammad Mazhar Saeed

 Professor Muhammad Mazhar Saeed is one of the Arab professors who contributed to the educational activity at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), in addition to his contribution to its management. In the 1930s, the Ministry of Education sought to reform the field of education and seek assistance from the expertise of some international professors, at different periods, and among these experts who were brought in by the Ministry was Professor Muhammad Mazhar Saeed from Egypt in 1936. He became the technical expert in the Ministry of Education, then director of the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in the academic year 1936-1937.

Muhammad Wasel Al-Zahir

He was born in the city of Mosul in 1924 and completed his basic education there, then enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), and was sent on a scholarship to Britain and obtained a master’s degree and a doctorate in mathematics. He returned to Iraq, and was appointed as a teacher in the College of Education, and held several administrative positions at the University of Baghdad.

Muhammad Hashem Attia

He was born in the Gharbia Governorate in Egypt in 1885. He memorized the Holy Qur’an and received a religious education at the Ahmadi Institute in the city of Tanta. He then joined the Primary Teachers’ School, then the Dar Al-Ulum School and graduated from it. Then he continued his higher studies until he obtained a doctorate. He practiced teaching for approximately twenty-five years. He worked for a year at Dar Al-Ulum and also worked as a teacher at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad. He rose to practical and scientific positions until he became the dean of the Faculty of Science in Cairo. He was a member of the Arabic writers’ group in Cairo. He died in 1953. Among his works are (Arabic literature and its history in the pre-Islamic era), and he has many poems published in the book (The Most Famous Who Read Al- Qur’an) and others.

Marouf Al-Rusafi

A great poet, and one of the professors who taught at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah), Marouf al-Rusafi bin Abdul-Ghani al-Rusafi was born in Baghdad in 1875. He studied under the scholar Mahmoud Shukri al-Alusi and was nicknamed al-Rusafi because he grew up in al-Rusafa in Baghdad. He worked in many jobs, including a teacher in the secondary school and was elected as a representative on behalf of Amara city in the Ottoman Council of Envoys, and as a representative of Al-Muntafik. He was appointed at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) as a professor of Arabic Language and Literature on July  1924 until his resignation in October 1928.

Mounir Al-Qadi

A scholar and jurist in law, Ahmed Munir Khadr bin Muhammad bin Khadr was born in Baghdad in 1895. His family’s origins go back to the city of Hama in Syria. They moved to Ana city and then to Baghdad. His father worked as a judge in some Iraqi cities, and he studied literary and jurisprudential sciences at the hands of the famous scholars of Baghdad and Hilla. He entered a course to prepare teachers for primary schools. On October  1947, he started practicing teaching, and in the same year he was appointed director of one of the schools. He then entered the Faculty of Law and graduated in 1925. He worked in law, then enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and graduated from it and worked as a teacher of the Arabic language. In military school.

Naji Al-Aseel

Muhammad Naji Abdullah Al-Aseel was considered one of the prominent professors at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah). He is a doctor, diplomat, and professor of philosophy. He was born in Baghdad in 1897, from a Mosuli family known for its great grandfather, the Sufi Qadib Al-Ban. This family was famous for its brilliant men . Naji Al-Aseel completed his initial studies, then joined the American University of Beirut in 1909, and obtained a bachelor’s degree in history and civilization in 1914. Then he traveled to Istanbul and entered the Medical College in Istanbul, where he obtained a medical degree in 1916.

Nazik al-Malaika

The poet Nazik Al-Malaika is considered one of the first innovators of modern (free) Arabic poetry in the Arab world. She was born in Baghdad on Wednesday the twenty-third of August 1923. She is the daughter of Sadiq Jaafar Al-Malaika (1892-1969), who taught the Arabic language in secondary schools for more than a quarter of a century, and her mother was the poet Salma Abdel-Razzaq, mother of Nizar Al-Malaika. She was born in Baghdad in 1908 and died in 1953. She wrote a collection of poetry entitled (Song of Glory). Her brother Nizar Al-Malaika was a poet, and her uncle Jamil Abd al-Sahib Al-Malaika was also a poet. The title Al-Malaika (Angles) is a metaphor for the silence and tranquility that characterized the family home located decades ago in Karrada Al-Sharqiya. The nickname was given by the families that surrounded them, and it spread after that.

Nizar Al-Mukhtar

Nizar Muhammad Muslimman Al-Mukhtar was born in the city of Mosul in 1929. He enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics (with honors) in 1960. He taught in many schools. He became director of the Central Preparatory School for Boys for the period 1964-1977, then an educational specialist in mathematics for the period 1977. -1990, he conducted many research and studies. He also participated in a number of scientific and educational courses and seminars held at the American University of Beirut for the period 7/4/1960 – 8/13/1960.

Nouri Jaafar

A researcher in psychology, he was born in the Qurna district of the city of Basra in 1914. He studied at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad and obtained a bachelor’s degree in the social studies from the Department of Education and Psychology with honors in 1942. He completed his graduate studies at Ohio University in the United States of America and obtained a doctorate in education in 1949, after which he was appointed as a teacher the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) on January 11, 1951. He died in 1993.

Hadi Al-Hamdani

A researcher and writer who was born in the city of Shatra in 1931, and after completing his basic studies, he enrolled in the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad in 1954, and graduated in 1956 with a BA in the Arabic language. He completed his master’s and doctoral studies at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, and the title of his doctoral dissertation was (Rumiyat Abi Firas Al-Hamdani). After his return to the homeland, he was appointed as a teacher at the College of Education, then at the College of Arts. He was passionate about of knowledge, and he was distinguished by the fact that he was a poet, and Allah endowed him with the faculty of poetry. His talent appeared before his initial university studies, and he wrote his printed collection (Diwan Al-Hamdani).

Wafiq Hassan Al-Khashab

He was born in the city of Mosul in 1930, from a family of Kurdish origin. He completed his primary studies there. He entered the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) and obtained a bachelor’s degree from the Department of Social Studies in 1952 with honors. He was appointed as a teacher in Al-Muthanna Intermediate School. He obtained a master’s degree and a doctorate in regional geography from the University of Clark in the United States of America in 1958, then he became a professor in the College of Education, then he was transferred to the College of Arts in 1981. He obtained a law degree in 1970 and held several positions. He died in 1994.

Youssef Zainal

A pioneer in education who was born in 1903. He started teaching on September 1926. He studied at the American University of Beirut and obtained a bachelor’s degree in physics in 1936. After his return to Iraq, he was appointed as a specialist supervisor on May  1939, and then became director of education in  Al-Dulaim District (currently Anbar) on December 1942. He also worked as a professor at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) in Baghdad. He had a major role in revealing the date of the visit of the Zionist preacher Alfred Mond to Baghdad on February 8, 1928, in front of the national movement in Iraq. This news led to large demonstrations in Baghdad declaring their opposition and rejection of the Zionist movement and its plans.

Youssef Ghanima

He is considered one of the first professors who taught at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah). He is a professor of the history of Iraqi urbanization, and he is an Iraqi researcher of Chaldean origin. Yusef bin Rizq Allah bin Ghanimah was born in the Ras al-Qurayah district in the city of Baghdad on the ninth of August 1885, and after completing his primary education in the Chaldean Private School, he entered the Israeli Union School (Alliance) and graduated from it. At the beginning of his life, he worked in commerce, then in journalism. He published the newspaper (Echo of Babel in 1909), and established a school and an association for his sect. He also participated in establishing Al-Salam Library of Baghdad, which was officially opened on April 16, 1920. This date marks the beginning of the establishment of the National Library.

Younan Abbo Younan

He was born in the city of Mosul in 1893. He was educated at the Dominican Fathers School. He continued his education in Istanbul and then in Rome, where he studied theology and philosophy. He is fluent in English, French, and Turkish. He was appointed as a teacher of chemistry and history in the Chaldean Preparatory Office and European History in the Seminar School. He headed the Mosul newspaper in 1918, and was appointed director of the government printing press in Mosul. In November 1918, he entered the teaching profession and worked as a teacher in the College of Law and Medicine. In October 1954, he became a teacher of the French language at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah). He died in 1978. He wrote a book entitled (A Guide to Iraqi Summer Resorts), and he had a published research entitled ( Is fatigue the cause of all diseases?).

Conclusion

     The pioneers, writers, scholars, poets, artists, and others have proven their ability to give, serve, and achieve in the contemporary history of Iraq. Their many efforts that they made had reflected the reality of social, scientific, cultural, artistic, and political life in the circumstances that Iraq experienced during the royal era (1921-1958), as well as other historical eras. Those eras were marked by the emergence of many writers, poets, scholars, and artists. Such prominent figures, whether they were professors at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) or students who studied there, like Dr. Muhammad Mahdi Al-Basir, the scholar Dr. Hussein Ali Mahfouz, Badr Shaker Al-Sayyab, Nazik Al-Malaika, Lamia Abbas Amara and others, as well as the Arab professors who served in the field of education at the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) from Egypt, such as Professor Ahmed Hassan Al-Zayat, Dr. Zaki Mubarak, Professor Mahmoud Al-Khafif, Professor Mahmoud Ramadan, in addition to Professor Taqi Al-Din Al-Hilali from Morocco and others who did well in their works, their literary, scientific, and artistic achievements became the legacy cherished by the people of the country.

     The Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) also included many professors who held advanced administrative positions in the country, such as Dr. Fadel Al-Jamali, who became Prime Minister for two terms in the 1950s, Dr. Abdul Hamid Kazem, the last Minister of Education in the royal era, and Dr. Jaber Omar, the first Minister of Education after the 1958 revolution, and Dr. Muhammad Nasser, who became Minister of Education and then Minister of Culture and Guidance in 1964, and others. The difficult circumstances that occurred in the contemporary history of Iraq, especially the period between 1923-1958, did not stand in the way of these pioneers and scholars from achieving their scientific and literary accomplishments. One of the aspects that characterized the Higher College of Teachers (Dar Al-Mu’allimeen Al-‘Aaliyah) at that time was that it included within its scope, whether in its teaching staff or students, the various components of the country. It also gave an opportunity to many Arab professors and students to participate in the educational process, in addition to the participation of many foreign professors and students. The fact that these pioneers , scholars, writers, and others had built the first scientific edifice, an institution for the humanities, in Iraq, gave them great credit in the field of science, knowledge, and education, in addition to their great role in contributing to establishing many educational institutions in Iraq.