:Karim Al Iraqi

{{Short description|Iraqi poet (1955–2023)}}

{{Expand Arabic|topic=bio|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox writer

| name = Karim Al Iraqi

| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|02|18}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|09|21|1955|02|18}}

| occupation = Poet, writer,

| native_name = كريم العراقي

| native_name_lang = ar

| death_place = Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

| birth_place = Baghdad, Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq

| language = Arabic

}}

File:Karim al-Iraqi, Fujairah TV - May 13, 2019.jpg

Karim Al Iraqi ({{langx|ar|كريم العراقي}}; 18 February 1955 – 1 September 2023) was an Iraqi poet. He published a wide variety of work including plays, essays, operettas, folk poetry, and songwriting.{{cite news |title=كريم العراقي يرحل بعد صراع مع مرض السرطان |url=https://www.bbc.com/arabic/art-and-culture-66682573 |access-date=4 September 2023 |publisher=BBC News |date=1 September 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Al Amir |first1=Khitam |title=Well-known Iraqi poet Kareem Al Iraqi dies at 68 in Abu Dhabi |url=https://gulfnews.com/amp/uae/people/well-known-iraqi-poet-kareem-al-iraqi-dies-at-68-in-abu-dhabi-1.97855959 |access-date=4 September 2023 |publisher=Gulf News |date=1 September 2023}}

Al Iraqi was born on 18 February 1955, and died of cancer in Abu Dhabi on 1 September 2023, at the age of 68.{{cite news |title=أبو ظبي.. وفاة الشاعر كريم العراقي وسط نعي واسع |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/ar/الثقافة-والفن/أبو-ظبي-وفاة-الشاعر-كريم-العراقي-وسط-نعي-واسع/2981120 |access-date=4 September 2023 |publisher=AA |date=2 September 2023}}