Hisham A. Munir () is an Iraqi architect known for pioneering

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in Iraq.

Early life

Hisham A. Munir was born in February, 1930 in Baghdad,

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. He studied at the

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, and

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, finishing his education in 1956.

Career

In 1959 Munir established Iraq's first architecture program at the University of Baghdad with

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and Abdullah Ihsan Kamel. The Sheraton Ishtar Hotel - Flickr - Al Jazeera English

In 1957 Muir worked with German architect

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and his firm,

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, in the design of the campus of the

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. Munir designed a number of major projects in the following three decades including the

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campus (1966), Iraqi Ministry of Interior (1974), Baghdad City Hall (1975), and Ishtar Sheraton Hotel & Casino in Baghdad (1982).

Awards and honours

In 2017, Hisham received the Tamayouz Excellence Award for Lifetime Achievement.

References

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