Haitham Yousif (born Haitham Abed Yousif Sadiq, (Arabic: هيثم عبد يوسف صادق, Syriac: ܗܝܬܡ ܝܘܣܦ), November 29, 1969) is an Iraqi singer, composer and songwriter.

[2] Haitham Yousif was born in Baghdad, Iraq on November 29, 1969, to Assyrian parents originally from the town of Alqosh.

His musical career started at a young age in 1983, in his participation in a band of Baghdad children.

He had to overcome many obstacles and hardships as a young aspiring singer before achieving fame.

Yousif was initially featured on Mix tapes from Casablanca (an Iraqi music production company).