Mohammed Ghani Hikmat: The Soul of Baghdad Embodied Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (April 20, 1929 – September 12, 2011) was an Iraqi sculptor and artist whose monumental works profoundly shaped the visual landscape of Baghdad and cemented his reputation as “The Sheik of Sculptors.” Born in Baghdad’s Kadhimiya district—a neighborhood steeped in Islamic history—Hikmat's artistic journey began with a fascination for shaping clay, nurtured by obs…