Muntadhar al-Zaidi

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About Muntadhar al-Zaidi Muntadhar al-Zaidi (Arabic: منتظر الزيدي‎ Muntaẓar az-Zaydī) is an Iraqi broadcast journalist who serves as a correspondent for Iraqi-owned, Egyptian-based Al-Baghdadia TV. Al-Zaidi's reports often focused on the plight of widows, orphans, and children in the Iraq War. On November 16, 2007, al-Zaidi was kidnapped by unknown assailants in Baghdad. He was also previously twice arrested by the United States armed forces. On December 14, 2008, al-Zaidi threw his shoes at then-US president George W. Bush during a Baghdad press conference. Al-Zaidi suffered injuries as he was taken into custody and allegations have been made that he was tortured during his initial detention. On February 20, 2009, al-Zaidi received a 90-minute trial by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq. On March 12, 2009, he was sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting a foreign head of state during an official visit. On April 7 the sentence was reduced to one year from three years. He was released on 15 September 2009, after serving nine months of the sentence.

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Iraq Journalists Ranking

Rank Person Name Total
1. Sardasht Othman 12989
2. Soran Mama Hama 1209
3. Atwar Bahjat 841
4. Muntadhar al-Zaidi 628
5. sorani mama hama 0

Journalists Ranking

Rank Person Name Total
107. Pratap Simha 653
108. Ibrahim Eissa Mohd 650
109. Milan Hodža 632
110. Luiz Carlos Azenha 630
111. Muntadhar al-Zaidi 628
112. Cigerxwin 589
113. Chingiz Mustafayev 567
114. Mike Read 567
115. Samil Tayyar 560