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Azzam Alwash
Environmentalist

Azzam Alwash

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Helping restore Iraq’s southern marshes.

Nature Iraq · Southern Iraq

Born
1958
Birthplace
Kut

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Azzam Alwash

Azzam Alwash is an Iraqi engineer and environmentalist who founded Nature Iraq.

Early life

Education

Left Iraq during his engineering studies in 1978 and continued his education in Los Angeles.

Career

  1. 1978 onward

    United States

    Studied and worked in engineering.

  2. 2003

    Return to Iraq

    Returned after the invasion and began marsh-restoration work.

  3. 2004

    Nature Iraq

    Founded the environmental organisation.

  4. 2013

    Goldman Prize

    Received international recognition for conservation.

Selected work

Nature Iraq

Founded the organisation to support environmental restoration.

Southern Iraq

Worked to revive wetlands drained under Saddam Hussein.

Beyond work

Family

Married in the United States and raised two daughters in California before returning to Iraq.

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