About Azima Tawfiq
Azima Tawfiq Azima Tawfiq

Birthday

0001-01-01

Place of Birth

Baghdad, Iraq

Biography

Iraq's first leading lady. She played the role of 'Aliya' in the Iraqi film 'Aliya and Issam' in 1949 alongside Salima Murad. In the 1950s, she opened a nightclub in Al-Karrada and focused on singing there, distancing herself from radio and television. Her artistic news faded away in the late 1950s.