1937 Artist Bahijah Nuri Mahdi Al-Hakim was born in Karbala Governorate, Iraq. She lived in a large family dominated by an atmosphere of love and warmth, which settled in her memory, to be reflected later in her paintings.
She is the mother of three, journalist Hussain Al-Tajer, well-known plastic artist Ali Al-Tajer, and plastic artist Ward Al Tajer.
1952 She completed her studies at Al-Adhamiya High School in Baghdad, Iraq.
1957 She graduated from the Art Dept. in Queen Alia College in Baghdad, Iraq.
1957 – 1981 She taught art classes in several schools in Karbala, including the House of Teachers and Home Arts, Al-Wihda High School, the Teachers Institute in Al-Karkh, Baghdad, and Al-Khansa High School in Basra, and she was appointed as an educational supervisor too.
1982 - 1994 She was appointed the director of the Pioneer Artists Museum in Baghdad, Iraq.
She was a member of the Baghdad Group for Modern Art.
She held administrative positions in many important art halls, such as Al-Rasheed Hall.
Her works were displayed in the halls of the Baghdad Art Center, some government departments, and presidential palaces.
She held many solo exhibitions and participated in most of the art exhibitions held inside and outside Iraq.
11/November/2008 The artist passed away at seventy-one after a struggle with illness in Amman, Jordan.
