The University of Basra celebrated the fifty-ninth anniversary of its founding with a large academic and official presence. Dr.. Saad Shaheen Hammadi, in his speech, we congratulate our generous university, professors, employees, and students on their fifty-ninth anniversary, and we call on our students on this occasion to invest in studying as a part that will not be repeated in life again, and to present the fruit of that effort to their country in particular and to humanity in general.

A number of distinguished teachers and employees were honored at the university. From the Faculty of Fine Arts, the distinguished teacher, Dr. Tahrir Ali Hussein, and the distinguished employee, Mrs. Suad Hashem Mahdi, were honored.
It should be noted that the University of Basra was founded on the first of April of the year (1964) and studies began in it with four main colleges, namely the College of Science, Arts, Engineering and Economics. Various academic degrees are granted from bachelor's, higher diploma, master's and doctoral degrees in various scientific and human specializations.

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