- 1938 Born in Baghdad, Iraq.
- 1953 Enrolled in the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad and completed his studies under the guidance of prominent Iraqi contemporary artists, including Jewad Selim and Faik Hassan.
- 1958-1959 Graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad.
- He got a scholarship to study art in the Soviet Union, but he preferred to study in Poland. However, he later chose a scholarship to China to complete his studies in ceramic art for a period of five years.
- 1964 Graduated from the Central Institute of Applied Arts in Beijing, China, at the Ceramic Branch.
- 1965-1969 Traveled to Moscow to continue studying the art of ceramics, and then he traveled to Havana, Cuba, to work as an expert for ceramic art in a specialized factory for a period of three and a half years. Then, he returned to Iraq.
- 1970-1979 Appointed Professor in the Ceramic Branch at the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad.
- 1972 Participated in the Contemporary Iraqi Art Exhibition, then a group exhibition of five Iraqi artists in the Iraqi National Museum of Modern Art, Baghdad.
- 1973 Participated in a group exhibition of five Iraqi artists in Gallery 3, Baghdad.
- 1974 Participated in the Contemporary Iraqi Art Exhibition, Türkiye, and the First Arab Biennial Exhibition, Baghdad.
- 1975 Held his 1st solo exhibition at the Iraqi National Museum of Modern Art, Baghdad.
- 1976 Participated in a group exhibition of six Iraqi artists at the Iraqi National Museum of Modern Art, Baghdad.
- 1977 Held his 2nd solo exhibition at the Iraqi National Museum of Modern Art, Baghdad, and participated in a group exhibition of seven Iraqi artists at the Iraqi Cultural Center, London, UK, and the 4th April Exhibition at the Iraqi National Museum of Modern Art, Baghdad.
- 1978 Participated in a group exhibition of seven Iraqi artists at the Iraqi Cultural Center, London.
- 1979 Held his 3rd solo exhibition at Sultan Gallery, Kuwait. Participated in the Iraqi Ceramic Exhibition at the Iraqi Cultural Center, London, the Iraqi Ceramics Exhibition at the Iraqi Cultural Center, Damascus, Syria, the Iraqi Ceramics Exhibition, Caracas, Venezuela, and a group exhibition of three Iraqi artists at Al-Riwaq Gallery, Baghdad.
- 1980 Held his 4th solo exhibition at Al-Riwaq Gallery, Baghdad, and another one at the Iraqi National Museum of Modern Art, Baghdad.
- 1980s Immigrated from Iraq.
- 1997 Participated in an exhibition of five Iraqi artists in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- 2003-2018 Held several solo exhibitions in Amman for various occasions during this period.
- 25 April 2021 Passed away at the age of eighty-three in Philadelphia, USA.