Background
Yasin was born in 1950 in the Karradat Merriam district of Baghdad.
Yasin was born in 1950 in the Karradat Merriam district of Baghdad.
He studied Arabic Literature at Baghdad University, graduating in 1971. Yasin completed his Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1987.
He wrote poetry from an early age and took part in poetry festivals at the university, as well as in national festivals in Basra and Nineveh. Yasin began his career in journalism in 1966, and worked for national newspapers such as al-Thuwra and al-Jumhuria. He was also editor of the children's weekly Mejelitee-wal-Mismar and the magazine Alif-Ba.
In 1976, under pressure from the regime of dictator Saddam Hussein, Yasin was forced to give up his official journalistic posts, although he continued to write for an opposition paper until 1979 when the regime cracked down harder.
Both in Hungary and later in the United Kingdom, he was a prominent figure in the Iraqi opposition movement in exile, appearing often in print and electronic media. The Saddam regime was toppled by the American invasion in early 2003.
Yasin returned to Iraq for the first time in 2007, after spending 27 years in exile. Selected works.
Prior to the parliamentary elections in March 2010, Yasin set up a secular political party called Justice & Freedom: Renew Iraq.