A Quote by Zaha Hadid

My father was a politician, and a very important politician, and one of the leaders of the Iraqi Democratic Party, who believed in progress.

Zaha Hadid

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Zaha Hadid
British - Architect
October 31, 1950 - March 31, 2016

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