os opher ▁and ▁author ▁who ▁completed ▁several ▁major ▁public ▁buildings ▁in ▁Bag hd ad ▁and ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁▁ ▁Iss am ▁al - Sa id ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bag hd ad ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁into ▁an ▁influ ential ▁family . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁parents , ▁Sab ah ▁N uri ▁al - Sa id ▁and ▁Es mat ▁Ali ▁P asha ▁F ah mi ▁( who ▁was ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁ancest ry ) ▁and ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁N uri ▁al - Sa id ▁P asha ▁( I ra q ' s ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁ 1 9 3 0 – 5 8 ). ▁As ▁an ▁adult , ▁his ▁older ▁brother , ▁Fal ah , ▁was ▁the ▁personal ▁pilot ▁to ▁King ▁Hus sein . ▁Both ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁grand - father ▁were ▁brut ally ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁revolution . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁architecture ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁University , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁also ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Hamm ers m ith ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design , ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 - 4 . ▁He ▁began ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁a ▁Ph D ▁on ▁the ▁Method ology ▁of ▁Ge ometric ▁Pro port ion ing ▁in ▁Islam ic ▁Architecture ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New castle - up on - Ty ne ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁but ▁died , ▁in ▁London , ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁complete ▁it . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁published ▁post