<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">The Iraqi artist Abdel Sattar Al-Basri passed away today, Sunday, at the age of 77 after a struggle with illness, according to the Iraqi Artists Syndicate. The Iraqi Artists Syndicate mourned Al-Basri, calling for mercy and forgiveness for him. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:701/437;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/bc444f0f-5c3a-48d1-ad85-98f9d141ec77.jpeg" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Who is Abdul Sattar Al Basri?</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> An Iraqi artist who played various roles in cinema, theater and television and won several awards in prestigious Arab festivals.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Al-Basri was born in Basra in 1947, where he received his basic education before moving to Baghdad in 1967 to attend the School of Arts, before beginning his artistic career in the 1970s.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Al-Basri participated in works such as “The World of the Lady Wahiba” in the first and second parts, and “Iraq’s Pride,” in the events of which he played the character of the late Iraqi poet Muhammad Mahdi Al-Jawahiri. He also participated in “Minawi Pasha,” and also “Men of the Shadows.” </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:415/739;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/3d162e3a-99ca-478b-aec2-175290a0c599.jpeg" ></figure><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Abdul Sattar visual disease</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to local media, Al-Basri was admitted to the hospital in March of last year after suffering a stroke, which required his admission to the intensive care unit. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:315/420;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/a0d8f97a-8b77-4dfd-b61b-52b707b5afd8.jpeg" ></figure>