• 1938 Artist Saadi Al-Saffar was born in the city of Mahmoudiya, Baghdad. • Graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts, Baghdad. • Early 1950s Joined the Iraqi Communist Party and was subjected to political persecution. • Obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts in English from the Academy of Fine Arts, Baghdad. • Held his 1st Solo Exhibition at Al-Baghdadi Gallery, Baghdad. • Held his 2nd Solo Exhibition in the U.A.E. • 1970 Held his 3rd Solo Exhibition in Yemen. • Taught art at various Iraqi schools during his life. • Considered from the sixties generation and has created his own unique style. • Worked in sculpture, drawing, and calligraphy, in addition to writing poetry and novels, and one of his most famous novels is “Perfume and Mud”, which he published in Baghdad. • Has many sculptural works in Iraq and other countries. • Has calligraphy works in Thuluth script in some mosques in Baghdad. • 2016 Passed away in Baghdad at seventy-eight.