Sami Mahdi

Sami Mahdi Abbas (1940 – September 1, 2022)^[1] was an Iraqi writer and poet.^[2]

Sami Mahdi
Native name	سامي مهدي
Born	1940 Baghdad
Died	2022
Occupation	Poet, writer
Nationality	Iraq

Life

Sami Mahdi was born in Baghdad, studied at the College of Arts at the University of Baghdad, where he specialized in economics. He served as the director general of the Department of Cultural Affairs at the Ministry of Culture and Information [ar], and also held the position of Director General of Radio and Television. He was the editor-in-chief of several newspapers and magazines, including Al-Muthaqqaf Al-Arabi, Al-Aqlam, Alif Ba [ar], and Al-Jumhuriya.^[3]