Basra has lost one of its most prominent academics with the passing of Dr. Abdul Rahman Jari Mardan, the former Secretary of the Central Library at the University of Basra for the period (2014-2018) and a lecturer at the College of Education for the Humanities, who left a great impact on the staff of the Central Library with his kind heart, sweet tongue, and good morals. O God, have mercy on the souls that You see, while we cannot see them. O God, make them reassured and safe in their graves, and admit them into Your Paradise.