Ministry of Education · 2025
School Textbooks
15,000,000books
Est. 2012 · Baghdad, Republic of Iraq
Since 2012, Aen Al-Hikmaa has printed for Iraq's ministries — from tens of millions of school textbooks to official documents and secure print — on a 27-dunam production complex that runs around the clock.
27DUNAMS
Production complex of approx. 67,500 m²
3M
Printed signatures per day
500K
Books bound and finished per day
35M
School textbooks for the Ministry of Education, 2024–2026
Trusted by the ministries of the Republic of Iraq
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Culture
- Ministry of Tourism
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs
- and the private sector
01 / Who we are
An Iraqi industrial printer built for the scale, discipline and confidentiality that public institutions demand.
Aen Al-Hikmaa Company for Printing, Publishing, General Trading and Educational Supplies Production LLC was founded in Baghdad on 17 December 2012. Within a year it was printing for state institutions — and delivered its first textbook programme of 3,000,000 school books.
Today the company works with ministries and state bodies across Iraq. Through long-term partnerships with the Central Workers' Awareness Press and the House of General Cultural Affairs, it has rehabilitated and expanded national printing lines, raising output to 3 million signatures and half a million books every day.
DIVISION 01
Printing
Web offset, sheetfed offset, digital and security printing at national volume.
DIVISION 02
Publishing
Typesetting and design in Arabic, Kurdish and English, through to distribution.
DIVISION 03
General Trading
Supply of paper, board, inks and printing consumables.
DIVISION 04 · SINCE 2023
Educational Supplies
School furniture, desks, stationery, notebooks and teaching aids — and full school fit-out.
02 / The Facility
27 dunams.
24 hours. 7 days.
Printing, binding, storage and administration on one site, with production running around the clock, every day of the month.
Site allocation1 dunam = 2,500 m²
10 DUNAMS · 25,000 m²
Warehouses
Paper stock, work in progress and finished goods awaiting dispatch.
5 DUNAMS · 12,500 m²
Printing Halls
Web offset and sheetfed offset press lines.
5 DUNAMS · 12,500 m²
Binding & Finishing
Perfect binding, wire stitching and cutting lines.
6 DUNAMS · 15,000 m²
Green Areas
Landscaped grounds across the site.
1 DUNAM · 2,500 m²
Administration
Production planning and site management.
Head office: 1,200 m² in Al-Saadoun, central Baghdad.
03 / Equipment & Capacity
German and American press engineering, run by Iraqi crews.
Seven offset presses and four Müller Martini finishing lines, supported by three Polar high-speed cutters.
PRINTING · PER DAY3,000,000
signatures
BINDING · PER DAY500,000
books
PRINTING · ANNUAL CAPACITY1.095 bn
signatures
BINDING · ANNUAL CAPACITY182.5 M
books
| Machine | Model | Units | Rated speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAN Roland 16-page web offset press, heatset dryer | Rotoman · 2010 | 1 | up to 50,000 cyl. rev/h |
| Goss 16-page web offset press | 2010 | 2 | up to 50,000 cyl. rev/h |
| Heidelberg Speedmaster four-colour sheetfed, perfecting | SM 102-P | 2 | 15,000 impressions/h |
| Heidelberg Speedmaster two-colour sheetfed, perfecting | SM 102-P | 2 | 15,000 impressions/h |
| Müller Martini bookbinding & finishing line | 34-station | 1 | 8,000 books/h |
| Müller Martini bookbinding & finishing line | 24-station | 1 | 8,000 books/h |
| Müller Martini wire stitcher | Presto, 6-station · 2002 | 1 | 8,000 books/h |
| Müller Martini wire stitcher | 8-station | 1 | 8,000 books/h |
| Polar high-speed single-knife paper cutter | E 115 | 3 | — |
04 / Capabilities
Everything a public institution needs to put on paper — and into a classroom.
4.1
School Textbooks
National-curriculum textbooks produced by the millions for the Ministry of Education, delivered to the academic calendar.
4.2
Security Printing
Serial numbering, special security inks, holograms and other protective features for controlled documents.
4.3
Official Documents & Registers
Forms, records, registers and notebooks for ministries and state departments.
4.4
Promotional & Commercial Print
Magazines, folders, posters, calendars and paper bags for public campaigns and private clients.
4.5
Publishing & Typesetting
Typesetting and design in Arabic, Kurdish and English; books, reports and periodicals.
4.6
Educational Supplies & School Fit-out
Manufacture and import of school and office furniture, desks, stationery, notebooks and teaching aids for every school stage.
4.7
General Trading
Paper, board, inks and printing consumables supplied to public and private clients.
05 / How we deliver
From approved file to signed delivery note.
- 01
Specification
Tender review, technical spec and production plan agreed in writing.
- 02
Prepress & Proof
Typesetting, plates and a signed-off contract proof.
- 03
Production
Web and sheetfed runs, 24 hours a day.
- 04
Binding
Perfect binding, stitching, trimming and packing to spec.
- 05
Inspection
Sampling against the approved proof before release.
- 06
Delivery
Dispatch from our warehouses to the client's stores.
06 / Selected Projects
Work that reaches
every governorate.
Ministry of Education · 2024 & 2026
School Textbooks
2 × 10,000,000books per programme
Ministry of Health · 2020
Health-Sector Printed Materials
20,000,000documents and notebooks
Ministry of Tourism · 2013
Tourism & Heritage Promotion
5,000,000folders, posters, paper bags, calendars and magazines
Ministry of Culture · 2021 → today
Rehabilitation of State Printing Lines
Partnership with the House of General Cultural Affairs: all lines rehabilitated and major new lines added, lifting output to 3M signatures and 500K books a day.
Ministry of Education · 2013
First Textbook Programme
3,000,000books, in the company's first year
07 / Trust & Security
Trust, earned in writing.
Over thirteen years, Aen Al-Hikmaa has received dozens of letters of appreciation from government bodies for work delivered on time and to specification.
Serial Numbering
Every controlled document individually numbered and traceable.
Security Inks
Special inks that protect official documents against forgery.
Holograms
Holographic features for certificates and high-value documents.
Confidential Handling
Sensitive work printed, bound and stored on a single site under our custody.
08 / The Founder
We built Aen Al-Hikmaa so that Iraq's institutions would never have to look abroad for the work that matters most. Every book, every form, every certificate that leaves our gates carries our name — and our word.
Founder & Chairman
Milestones
- 2012
Company founded in Baghdad on 17 December.
- 2013
First major state contracts; first textbook programme of 3 million books.
- 2014
Partnership with the Central Workers' Awareness Press.
- 2021
Partnership with the House of General Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Culture; output raised to 3M signatures a day.
- 2023
Educational Supplies division launched on 17 September.
- 2024–26
35 million textbooks printed for the Ministry of Education.
24 / 7 / 30
Production never stops: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 30 days a month.
Careers at Aen Al-Hikmaa09 / Contact
Let's discuss your next tender.
Ministries, state departments and private clients are welcome to contact our head office.
- Head Office
- Al-Za'eem Street, Al-Saadoun,
next to the Iraqi Chamber of Commerce, Baghdad, Iraq - Production
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week