Photo credit / rights: Context photograph: Baghdad, 1930 — public domain in Iraq per Commons
1938–2004 · Literature
Samir Naqqash
Permanent ID · IJHDA-PER-0034
Briefing
Baghdad-born Arabic-language novelist and short-story writer whose work preserved Iraqi Jewish speech, memory and social worlds in literary form. Samir Naqqash (1938–2004) is remembered here for contributions to literature and for a life connected to the history and cultural memory of Iraqi Jewry.
Record details
- Dates
- 1938–2004
- Field
- Literature
- Permanent ID
- IJHDA-PER-0034
Source
Photo credit / rights: Context photograph: Baghdad, 1930 — public domain in Iraq per Commons
Suggested citation
Iraqi Jewish Heritage Library & Digital Archive, “Samir Naqqash,” IJHDA-PER-0034, Accessed 14 August 2026. https://iraqdiplomaticdoor.com/heritage/people/samir-naqqash/