The Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities mourned the writer Adel Kazim, who died yesterday at the age of 81, after he enriched the drama with works that were established in the conscience of the Iraqi and Arab scenes.
The ministry said in a statement that the late was a "dramatic writer, distinguished by his style, diligent in expressing the local reality through his long artistic career, which approached half a century in theater and television, preserving his principles in winning the major human issues in a decent life."
Kazem was born in Baghdad in 1939, and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 1969. Kazem wrote his first play "The Moss", in 1962, which appeared on stage when he directed it himself to a group of employees of the Ministry of Youth, to present a series of daring work in dealing with And display. Among his most famous theatrical works are "The Flood", "Al-Mutanabi", "Tammuz knocks the bell", "Your regrets this evening", "The Mummy", "The shrines of Abi Al-Ward", and "The Coal Circle of Baghdad".
Also on TV were the series "The Eagle" / "The Wolf", "The Eyes of the City" and "Bint Al-Maidi".
Honored by several theatrical festivals, including the Arab Theater Festival in its sixth session in Sharjah in 2014.
In the second play, the late "Kaaa" dealt with the farmer's relationship with his cultivated land and the feudal land he owns, in which he shows his tendency to defend the farmer's right against the usurper. He wrote the play "The Flood" prepared by the "Epic of Gilgamesh", and directed by Ibrahim Jalal to the students of the acting branch at the Institute of Fine Arts in 1966, as he approached the legend in an advanced style with a vision approaching existential philosophy, dividing the ancient society into masters who are priests, and servants who are children The people.
• The Flood, Al-Mutanabi and Tammuz ring the bell, among the most famous plays of the late.