He is one of the most famous Iraqi artists now living between Sweden and Qatar, known for his public large-scale artworks.
[4] In mid-career, he decided to move away from the endless pursuit of abstraction and began producing figurative works.
[5] In 1994, he left Iraq for political reasons, and lived in Amman, Jordan for a number of years and later resided in Yemen.
[8] Albahrani's work comprises large scale sculptures of political, religious and popular figures, often carrying various type of armaments.
[9] Like many of his contemporaries who are living in exile,[10] Albahrani uses his work to express the sense that he is "estranged from his geographical foundation and his roots.