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Asieh Namdar

Asieh Namdar

Iranian American journalist (born 1967)


Asieh Namdar (born 1967) is an Iranian American journalist and television presenter.[1] She is currently an anchor for CGTN America in Washington, D.C.[2]

Early and personal life

Namdar was born to parents of Iranian origin in Karachi in 1967 and grew up in Tehran, Iran. Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, her family moved to the United States. Namdar graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in communications. She is fluent in Persian. Asieh is married and has two daughters, Leila and Roya.

Career

Having joined CNN in 1989 as a video journalist, Asieh has held many positions, including producing her segment, reporting on the Middle East conflict, the civil war in Northern Uganda, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and interviewing world leaders such as the late Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's former Prime Minister. In 2004, she traveled to Iran to report on the Bam earthquake. Namdar also anchored, wrote and produced the daily CNN Headline News segment "The Global Minute".

Namdar has been recognized for her work by many Iranian-American organizations.[3] [4]


References

  1. "Iranians of the day". iranian.com. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. "The Modern Magazine for Persian Weddings, Cuisine, Culture & Community". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. "CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - Asieh Namdar". CNN. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.



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