Mazin Younis
- BSc Physics (University of Baghdad), MSc Physics (University of Manchester)
- Raised in Southern Iraq, in a small town close to Basra, Lat. 30 North
- Started my interest in Astronomy in July 20, 1969 – Apollo’s 11 landing on the moon
- Built my first telescope in 1972 from optician glasses and carton tubes
- Joined the Youth Astronomy Club in Baghdad 1973 –
- My master in practical Astronomy was the oldest Iraqi amateur astronomer: Michael Abdul-Ahad (1915 – 1999)
- BSc Physics: Baghdad University 1974-1978
- Joined Site-testing of mountain summits for the Iraqi National Astronomical Observatory 1976-77
- Taught astronomy courses at Kuwait University 1981-83
- MSc Physics (Optics) Manchester University 1984-85
- Member of British Astronomical Association (BAA) since 2019
- Searching for Dark Sky locations in southern Morocco since 2019
