About the Department of Geology

The Historical Journey of the Department of Earth Sciences

The Department of Earth Sciences was established in 1953 as one of the departments of the College of Science at the University of Baghdad. Since its founding and until now, it is still a source of knowledge, as it has published geological sciences and contributed to providing scientific consultations to many parties, especially the various state departments. Moreover, its geology students have graduated, among whom were scientists and specialists referred to in the statement, and they are still working in various Iraqi and Arab universities. And universal.

The department also contributed to solving many scientific dilemmas related to specialization. This department has gradually developed from a scientific and administrative perspective, as its professors have contributed to writing and translating many methodological books in all specializations, and its professors have provided solid scientific journals with their applied and academic scientific research. Despite the difficult circumstances that our dear country, Iraq, has gone through, the department has maintained its context. His usual scientific sobriety, trying to develop and keep pace with the global scientific renaissance. The department has achieved many scientific achievements at the level of postgraduate studies (Master’s and PhD), as well as at the level of various geological studies. Its students, under the supervision of their professors, were able to study the geology of Iraq and contribute to identifying the country’s natural wealth and resources, such as oil and gas wealth, and mineral resources such as iron, phosphate, bauxite, sulfur, and metallic ores such as zinc deposits. And lead, copper, chromium, as well as barite, as well as identifying the locations of building materials such as sand of all kinds, building stones, and quarries of raw materials for the production of cement and bricks. The department has contributed with its studies in constructing aggregate and concrete dams, creating artificial lakes, and digging ditches for land reclamation. The department also contributes to preserving the environment and combating desertification… The department has many diverse geological specialties, such as fossils, stratigraphy, geophysics, geochemistry, environmental pollution, economic geology, rocks, minerals, sedimentology, geomorphology, remote sensing, and geology. Structural, engineering, petroleum and water resources geology, environmental geology, and Quaternary geology.

Finally, we must remember, with all love, respect and pride, the fine group of colleagues whose names are mentioned below, who gave a lot of their time and effort by heading the department during the past decades. If it were not for them, the department would not have reached this distinguished and distinguished scientific level at the level of Iraq and the Arab region. May the Most Merciful bless them and may they rest in heaven. Of them who died.

Names of the heads of the Department of Earth Sciences since its establishment until now….

Professor Dr. Raoul Mitchell (British nationality)            1953-1958

Professor Dr. Bolton (British nationality)                          1958-1963

Professor Dr. Muhammad Shuaib (Pakistani nationality)             1963- 1965

Professor Dr. Abdullah Al-Sayyab                                       1965-1967

Professor Dr. Abbas Al-Baghdadi                                        1967-1969

Professor Dr. Sahel Al-Sannui                                             1969

Mr. Ahmed Al-Najdi                                                              1969-1971

Professor Dr. Muhammad Hamid Khayuka                     1971

Mr. Tariq Safaa Al-Din                                                          1971-1974

Professor Dr. Adnan Baqir Al-Naqqash                            1974-1975

Professor Dr. Yahya Tawfiq Al-Rawi                                  1975-1981

Professor Dr. Sahel Al-Sannui                                             1981- 1989

Professor Dr. Miqdad Hussein Ali Al-Jabbari                  1989- 1990

Professor Dr. Abdullah Al-Sayyab                                       1990-1993

Professor Dr. Nadir Al-Ansari                                              1993

Professor Dr. Adel Kamal Jamil                                           1993-1994

Professor Dr. Mustafa Rashid Al-Obaidi                           1994- 1998

Professor Dr. Saad Sami Al-Sheikhly                                  1998- 1999

Professor Dr. Thamer Khazal Al-Amiri                              1999-2000

Professor Dr. Mazen Youssef Tamer Agha                         2000-2006

Professor Dr. Ali Ashour                                                         2006-2007

Professor Dr. Saad Sami Al-Sheikhly                                   2007-2008

Professor Dr. Ahmed Shehab Al-Banna                              2008-2014

Professor Dr. Walid Ahmed                                                   2014-2015

Assistant Professor Dr. Salam Ismail Marhoon                 2015 – 2017

Professor Dr. Manal Shaker Ali                                             2017- until now