 Al-Baghdadi died in Baghdad in 1973 following a heart attack, aged 56.His calligraphy can be found in numerous public buildings in Baghdad including the al-Shahid Mosque, the mosque of the Sheik 'abd al-Qadir al Gilani, the Haydarkana mosque, the Muradiyya mosque and the Bunia mosque.He is generally regarded as the only calligrapher to combine Baghdadi and Ottomon scripts.