In the presence of His Excellency Iraqi Prime minister, Dr. Haidar al-Abadi, University of Baghdad has celebrated the graduation of the 60th graduation session named “Liberation and construction session) for the academic year (2016-2017). His Excellency Minister of higher education and scientific research, Prof. Dr. Abdul Razaq al-Issa stated in his opening speech that the success of the Iraqi students and their graduation at this stage facing our beloved country represents the fruit of sacrifices and steadfastness of our heroic forces and our sacred popular crowd stressing that the future of Iraq can be achieved with the quest of our faithful sons and that the future.
During his speech His Excellency Iraqi Prime minister, Dr. Haidar al-Abadi congratulated the graduate students and their families and blessed the efforts of their professors in line with the great victories achieved by our glorious army over the obscurantism forces. Also His Excellency saluted the sacrifices of those students who had left school for joining our sacred popular crowd to combat the terrorist attacks stating that we now have the challenge to counteract the intellectual terrorism and we are trying to create a system of cooperation with other countries in order to combat the menace of terrorism.
On his part, the president of University of Baghdad, Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdul Hussein said that our celebration today is a tribute to our dear students for their perseverance in the years of study that made our university stands at the top of the world universities since it owns various human fortunes that will have an great position in future in all fields. The graduation ceremony witnessed a parade of graduates and their professors who recited the graduation oath and distribution of discretionary certificates to top students with joyful colorful fireworks in Jadiriyah. This great event witnessed also the attendance of many official personalities and presidents of Iraqi universities.
