Rifat Chadirji

Rifat Chadirji
Born(1926-12-06)6 December 1926
Died10 April 2020(2020-04-10) (aged 93)
London, England
OccupationArchitect
SpouseBalqees Sharara
ParentKamil Chadirji (father)
RelativesNaseer al-Chaderchi (brother), Hayat Sharara (sister in law)
AwardsAga Khan Award for Architecture Tamayouz Lifetime Achievement Award
Websiterifatchadirji.com

Rifat Chadirji (Arabic: رفعة الجادرجي Rifa'ah al-Jādarjī, also Romanized Rifa'at Al Chaderchi; 6 December 1926 – 10 April 2020) was an Iraqi Turkmen[1] architect. He was often referred to as the father of modern Iraqi architecture, having designed more than 100 buildings across the nation.[2]

  1. ^ "Middle East Economic Digest, 2003". 7 January 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Prominent Iraqi architect Rifat Chadirji dies in London aged 94". The National. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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