Mohamed Makiya, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mohamed Makiya

Iraqi architect

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1914

Place of Birth: Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

Date of Death: 19-Jul-2015

Profession: architect, urban planner, university teacher

Nationality: Iraq

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Mohamed Makiya (Mohammed Saleh Makiya 1914-2015) (Arabic: ???? ?????) was an Iraqi architect and one of the first Iraqis to gain formal qualifications in architecture.
He is noted for establishing Iraq's first Department of Architecture at the University of Baghdad and for his architectural designs which incorporated Islamic motifs such as calligraphy in an effort to combine Arabic architectural elements within contemporary works.