Murad al-Daghistani

Murad al-Daghistani
مراد الداغستاني
Murad Dagestani
Born
Moussali Mourad Al-Daghistani

1917
Mosul, Iraq
Died27 July 1984
Iraq
NationalityIraqi
Known forPhotographer
WebsiteMurad al-Daghestani via Al-Hasso Gallery

Murad al-Daghistani, Murad Ajamat (Kumyk: Murat Acamat, 1917–1984) was a pioneering Iraqi photographer of Kumyk descent. who was active in Mosul from the mid-1930s, and later worked in Baghdad. He achieved international recognition for the quality of his photographs which recorded scenes of every-day life and people.