Hisham N. Ashkouri Rifat Chadirji (born December 6, 1926 in Baghdad), Iraqi architect and author Zaha Hadid, winner of numerous awards including Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture (2007) Hussain Ali Abbass Harba, Iraqi architect and designer Kanan Makiya (born 1949), architect, academic and critic Mohamed Makiya (1914–2015), architect, urban planner and author Manhal Al-Habbobi (born 1970), Iraqi architect and former Mayor of Baghdad Basil Bayati - architect and designer