Nazem Al-Ghazali

Singer Nazem Al-Ghazali was born in 1921 in Haydar Khanah quarter in the city of Baghdad. He grew up as an orphan under the guardianship of his uncle.

He studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Iraq. After a few years of acting, he turned to be a singer. He was one of the most popular Iraqi singers and his songs are still popular today.

He was also a student of one of the most prominent maqam singers of the last century. Nazem also recorded some maqams. His wife was the Iraqi Jewish singer Salima Murad. Nazem Al-Ghazali died in 1963.