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Iraqi architect (–)

Rifat Chadirji (Arabic: رفعة الجادرجي, romanized:&#;Rifa'ah al-Jādarjī, also RomanizedRifa'at Al Chaderchi; 6 December – 10 April ) was an Iraqi Turkmen^[1] architect.

He was often referred to as the father of modern Iraqi architecture, having designed more than buildings across the nation.^[2]

Early life

Chadirji was born in Baghdad in into an influential family.^[3] His father, Kamil Chadirji, played a central role in Iraq's political life as the founder in and then president of the National Democratic Party.^[4]

Chadirji trained as an architect.^[5] In , after completing his graduate training, he returned to Baghdad and began working on what he called his "architectural experiments."^[6] Rifat Chadirji's architecture is inspired by the characteristics of regional Iraqi architecture, and the time-tested intelligence inherent in it, but at the same time, he wanted to reconcile