Saeed Chmagh

Quick Facts

Full Name	Saeed Chmagh
Occupation	Driver
Date Of Birth	Jan 1, 1967(1967-01-01)
Age	57
Date Of Death	2007-07-12
Country	Iraq
Horoscope	Capricorn

Saeed Chmagh Biography

Saeed Chmagh is one of the most popular and richest Driver who was born on January 1, 1967 in Iraq. Chmagh was born on January 1st, 1967 in Iraq. He joined Reuters before the American-led invasion of 2003. With four children, he was able to financially support his family as well as three other children via his employment. Chmagh also aided his sister’s family after rebels took the life of their husband.Chris Helgren, who was Reuters the chief photographer for the region, announced plans to hire and prepare Iraqis who have better local experience and access to the areas which are currently threatening for Westerners. Helgren declared: “There are few ‘good news’ stories to be had in this war and wars by definition are tales of violence. And to get there, drivers like Saeed Chmagh are indispensable.” “Saeed had a reputation of being fiercely loyal and appeared fearless to me. If you ever needed to get quickly to a dangerous area, passing chicanes of barbed wire and boobytraps, Saeed was your man. But he also had a very quiet, loving side and spoke often of his kids.”

For over three years following that shooting Reuters along with other media organizations demanded investigations into the deaths of Noor-Eldeen as well as other journalists who were killed in Iraq however, they were denied by the U.S. military withheld key information based on the fact they were classified. The military also refused release a video on one of gunships, which captured the entire sequence of events and radio communications throughout the shootouts. On April 5 2010, the video was made public via the website WikiLeaks that claimed it obtained the footage from whistle-blowers from the military and then viewed this after decrypting the code.

On the 12th of July in 2007, following several battles in the region two American Apache helicopters AH-64 saw a crowd of people who were swarming about on one of the streets in Baghdad. The Apache believed that the group were the armoured Iraqi insurgents , who previously engaged US soldiers in the vicinity and the Apache fired at the group. Five minutes later, an unmarked black van appeared and was owned by an individual who was driving his young son off to school. Two additional men arrived and helped Chmagh, who was severely injured (who was doing his best to drag himself off the ground to cover himself) and took the injured man into the vehicle. The helicopter crews that were watching and were granted permission to engage and fired on vehicles and their occupants. Two children inside the van suffered serious injuries from the gunshots. Chmagh and Reuters photojournalist his long-time colleague Namir Noor-Eldeen were among the dead in the shootings. Chmagh was aged 40 at the date when he died. Chmagh along with Noor-Eldeen were the sixth and fifth Reuters employees who were killed in Iraq following the 2003 invasion began. The report of the Army includes photos of what are believed to be weapons that were found close to the bodies at the site of the incident. Following their deaths, Reuters presented a photo tribute to Noor-Eldeen and Chmagh at the New York city’s Times Square and London’s Canary Wharf. These shootings Chmaghs passing away, as well as Noor-Eldeen’s demise are detailed the in The Good Soldiers, a 2009 non-fiction book written by David Finkel.

Saeed Chmagh Net Worth

Saeed Chmagh is one of the richest Driver from Iraq. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Saeed Chmagh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Saeed Chmagh (Arabic: syd shmG ) (January 1st 1967 from January 1, 1967 to July 12 2007,) was an Iraqi employed by Reuters news agency as camera assistant and driver. He was killed as was his coworker Namir Noor-Eldeen, by American soldiers in New Baghdad district of Baghdad, Iraq, during an airstrike on the 12th of July 2007.

Coordinates: 33deg18’49”N 44deg30’43”E / 33.3137degN 44.512degE / 33.3137; 44.512 (Airstrike of 2007-07-12 )

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