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Iyad Al-Taie (Arabic: إياد الطائي) was an Iraqi actor^[1] who became well known for his role as “Sheikh Salam” in the television series The Wolves’ Shelter.^[2]

He began his acting career through school theater in 1975. A turning point in his artistic life came in 1990, when he was invited by director Imad Mohamed to participate in the first Youth Festival, where he won the Best Actor award. Following this achievement, he continued his career in both theater and television. Al-Taie held a diploma in management and accounting, as well as a bachelor’s degree in performing arts. He was a member of the Iraqi Union of Playwrights and Theater Artists and also taught for a period at the Institute of Fine Arts.

Works

Television Series

• An Accident on the Cliff: 1997
• Mr. Manawi: 2000
• Days of Struggle: 2000
• Woman in Islam: 2001
• Characters Whom History Was Unjust To: 2001
• Imam Al-Shafeie: 2002
• The Last Farewell: 2002
• The Claws: 2004
• Hussein the Revolutionary and the Martyr: 2005
• Candles of Khidr Elias: 2005
• Breeze of the Past: 2005
• The Curious of Baghdad: 2007
• The Master: 2008
• Oil: 2008
• Reflection of the Past: 2010
• Wolf’s Shelter: 2011
• The Story of a Baghdad Neighborhood: 2011
• Years Under the Ashes: 2011
• Ali Al-Wardi: 2012
• Mrs. Salima: 2012
• The Roadmap: 2012
• Surviving in Iraq: 2012
• Mohamed Al-Jawad: 2013
• The Obvious Kidnapping: 2013
• Al-Mutanabbi: 2013
• Salman’s Well: 2013
• Southern Bleeding: 2013
• Hafiz: 2013
• Red Violet: 2014
• Fires of Ash: 2015
• Gate of Desire: 2015
• Sour and Sweet: 2019
• Group D2: 2020
• General Anesthesia: 2020
• Dreams of Years: 2020
• Butterfly: 2021
• Red Area: 2021
• Angle Kick: 2021
• Saleh’s Girls: 2022
• The Guardian: 2022
• Astonishment: 2022
• Spirit: 2024
• Paradise: 2025
• General Forgiveness: 2025

Movies

• Wire: 2018
• Towards Baghdad: 2020
• The Last Dream: 2022
• Forgiveness from the Heart: 2023
• Jamal: 2024
• The Lawyer: 2024

Theatre

• Pilgrimage: 1997
• The Fall of the Journey: 2008
• Lost: 2015
• Comedy of Fear: 2016
• Cinema: 2017
• Betrayal: 2017
• Divisions About Life: 2018
• Hero of This Time: 2019
• Window of the Loyal Ones: 2020
• Where Are You Going: 2024

Death

Iyad Al-Taie passed away on October 3, 2025, in the city of Baghdad. He was 59 years old at the time of his death and had been suffering from kidney failure and liver cancer. His death was announced by the Iraqi Artists Syndicate, and a number of artists from Iraq and the Arab world expressed their condolences through statements published in the media and on social networks.

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