He was born in 1949. He holds Bachelor in English language and literature. He translated and published several poems from English to Arabic. He also wrote and published a short story in English. He worked as translator in the Air Force for one year at compulsory service, and as translator for the Iraqi Red Crescent, as a simultaneous interpreter for the head of the German Red Cross in Mosul, and for experts and lecturers from Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Italy, in addition to the coverage of the Crescent's activities. He worked as a cultural correspondent for both Al- Jumhuriyah, and Azzaman daily newspapers.