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An Iraqi writer, director, and media expert based in Paris. He has over three decades of experience in visual media, film, and television documentary production, during which he has combined academic work with artistic creativity and media management.

He currently holds the position of Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Relations at Al-Massala International Company, where he works on developing corporate communication strategies, enhancing media and digital presence, and building a network of professional relationships at the regional and international levels.

He holds a PhD in Cinema and Media from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, a Master’s degree in Narrative Cinema from Kyiv University, and a diploma in Cinema from the Sorbonne University in Paris.

He co-founded and managed a number of prominent media projects, including the Economic Channel and the Real Estate Channel at Media City in Dubai. He has also worked as a director and producer for French, Emirati, and Omani television and contributed to the development of media cooperation with European and Arab channels.

He studied media and film directing at prestigious Arab and European universities, including the American University of Paris, Kyiv University, Sultan Qaboos University in Oman, and the Higher Institute of Audiovisual Professions in Morocco.

He has presented and directed dozens of documentary films, which have been broadcast on international channels such as ARTE and FR3 and have won international awards in Europe, Latin America, and Canada, including the Best Documentary Film Award at the Tirana Film Festival (Albania), the Veracruz Festival (Mexico), the Media Festival (Belgium), and the Montreal African Film Festival. Among his most notable works are: Iraq: The Song of the Missing Men, The Executioner’s Tear, and Christians of Iraq: Chronicles of an Announced Exodus.

In addition to his work in film, he writes for Arab, French, and Russian magazines and newspapers, and his articles have been published in Arab and international outlets such as Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Al-Faisal, and Al-Doha, as well as in French, Russian, and Ukrainian magazines. He has authored studies in Arabic and French on film theory and aesthetics, including the book Extreme Cinema: The Aesthetics of Boundaries and Transgression (Cairo, 2021) and Extreme cinéma (L'Harmattan, Paris, 2025, and Depasser les bornes (Al-Ma’mun Publishing House), as well as a contribution to the collective volume Cinema and Literature (Baghdad, 2024). He has a novel currently in press titled The Transient Between the Grass of Kurdistan and the Winds of Chernobyl.