page_title: List of Iraqis
section_title: Musicians
hierarchical_section_title: List of Iraqis / Musicians
caption_attribution_description: Majid Al Muhandis is an Iraqi singer and composer.
context_page_description: This list of Iraqis includes people who were born in Iraq and people who are of Iraqi ancestry, who are significantly notable for their life and/or work.
context_section_description: Ilham al-Madfai, Iraqi guitarist, singer and composer. al-Madfai's synthesis of Western guitar stylings with traditional Iraqi music has made him a popular performer in his native country and throughout the Middle East.
  Rida Al Abdullah, Iraqi singer. Born in 1966 in Baghdad, Iraq.
  Acrassicauda, Iraqi thrash metal band formed in 2001. Members are Faisal Talal, Tony Aziz, Firas Al-Lateef, Marwan Riyadh and James Al Ansari (assyrian)
  Nazem Al-Ghazali, one of the most popular singers in the history of Iraq and his songs are still heard by many in the Arab world.
  Rahim AlHaj, Iraqi American oud musician and composer.
  Basim al-karbalaie
  Hussam Al-Rassam
  Kathem Al Saher, one of the most successful Arab singers in the Arab world
  Ashur Bet Sargis, Assyrian singer
  Jamil Bachir
  Munir Bashir
  Zakaria Abdulla, Kurdish pop music star. He is one of the most popular artists in Middle East. Zakaria was born in Hawler, Kurdistan region of Iraq.
  Seta Hagopian, famous Iraqi Armenian singer
  Klodia Hanna, singer and model
  Shatha Hassoun winner of Star Academy 4
  Bashar Lulua, orchestra conductor
  Majid Al Muhandis, Iraqi singer, was born in Baghdad, Iraq, and after his birth moved to live in Kuwait, Jahra Province. He lived there until the Iraqi invasion into Kuwait, and studied Engineering, hence the title Majid "Al Muhandis (المهندس)," which means "The Engineer" in Arabic.
  Ahmed Mukhtar
  Beatrice Ohanessian (1927–2008), Iraqi pianist, notable for being Iraq's first concert pianist and first female composer. (Born in Baghdad, of Armenian origin).
  Salima Pasha (?-1974), well known Iraqi Jewish singer and dubbed as the most famous female singer since the early 1930s. She married fellow Iraqi singer and actor Nazem Al-Ghazali.
  Hanna Petros (1896–1958), Iraqi Assyrian composer and scholar, wrote numerous books and treatises over oriental music, Iraqi Maqams and Syriac hymnody.
  Janan Sawa, Iraqi Assyrian singer
  Linda George, Iraqi Assyrian singer
  Juliana Jendo, Iraqi Assyrian singer
  Naseer Shamma, renowned Iraqi musician and oud player.
  Nawfal Shamoun
  Salman Shukur
  Sahar Taha, singer and artist
  Unknown to No One, boyband
  Haitham Yousif, popular Iraqi singer
  Mansour Zalzal
  Ziryab
  Tara Jaff, Iraqi Kurdish musician. She founded Zipang, a storytelling group which focuses on stories from ancient Mesopotamia.
caption: Majid Al Muhandis
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