People from Samarra

Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)

Abbasid prince, poet and politician (861–908)

Ruler of Egypt and Syria from 884 to 896

Iraqi footballer

Iraqi footballer

Turkish environmentalist (1899–1963)

Abu ‘Amr Hafs Ibn ‘Umar Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Baghdadi, better known as Al-Duri (767-860 CE; 150-246 AH), was a significant figure in the transmission of the Qira'at, or methods of reciting the Qur'an. Of the seven canonical reciters, al-Duri was a transmitter for two entirely separate methods: that of Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala' and that of Al-Kisa'i. He was a direct disciple of the latter and an indirect disciple of the former due to a generational gap. al-Duri transmits Abu 'Amr's recitation through Abu Muhammad Yahya ibn al-Mubarak ibn a-Mughirah al-Yazidi (d. 202 AH). Learned men were said to ha

Iraqi politician

Military general (1947–2022)

Iraqi politician