[2] Hanna Khayat was born in 1884 in Mosul to a Syriac Catholic family, He completed his school in Mosul; then he decided to go outside home to complete his studies, He received a Bachelor of Literatures and Sciences from the French University of Beirut in 1903, his Diploma in Medicine from the Universities of Paris and Istanbul in 1908 and was elected a member of the Medical and Surgical Society in Brussels.
After returning to Mosul during the First World War, he was elected Vice President of the Red Crescent Society in the city.
He published several articles in Iraqi newspapers that spoke about health guidance and he contributed to improving hospitals in Iraq.
Hanna Khayat presented his medical project to King Faisal II when they met for the first time.
He expressed concern about the increased incidence of disease in children and spoke about the prevention of tuberculosis and the management of insect risks.