Yasser Salihee

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yasser Salihee
Occupation	Doctor
Date Of Birth	Jun 30, 1974(1974-06-30)
Age	50
Date Of Death	June 24, 2005, Baghdad, Iraq
Birthplace	Baghdad
Country	Iraq
Birth City	Baghdad Governorate
Horoscope	Cancer

Yasser Salihee Biography

Yasser Salihee is one of the most popular and richest Doctor who was born on June 30, 1974 in Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq.

At the start of the American-led Iraq War, Salihee was a doctor in Baghdad, and married to another doctor in the city. Struggling to support his family on the Iraqi Health Ministry’s salary, he began working for the U.S. National Public Radio and for Japanese news services. Salihee was able to earn a whole months’ salary as a doctor working a single day while translating for American media. In early 2004, Salihee approached Knight Ridder’s Baghdad bureau requesting work as a journalist. The bureau was looking for an office manager but nevertheless hired Salihee, who quickly became a favorite among his colleagues. As a correspondent for Knight Ridder, Salihee took great risks “to gather scraps of truth in a place filled with deceit and danger,” according to colleague and reporter Hannah Allam. Allam wrote that Salihee was motivated by a desire to show American readers the reality of life for Iraqis in a war zone.

Salihee’s brother describes the Army report on his death as a cover-up meant to protect U.S. and Iraqi soldiers from wrongdoing, and like most in the neighborhood where Salihee was killed, believes that Salihee had stopped before he was shot. Hannah Allam calls the investigation “callous,” but also wrote that “there’s no reason to think that the shooting had anything to do with [Salihee’s] reporting work.” James Cogan, writing for the World Socialist Web Site, states that Salihee’s “last assignment gives reason to suspect that it was,” citing Salihee’s effort to investigate alleged death squads. Davies writes that “the links between the forces Yasser Salihee was investigating and the ones that killed him cast a long dark shadow over his death.” According to the Daily Kos blog, three journalists, including Steve Vincent, Yasser Salihee and Fakher Haider, were shot to death in Iraq in 2005 while investigating Interior Ministry commandos. After interviewing the American soldier and nearby witnesses, Robertson concluded that the death was tragic but “a typical misunderstanding, of the sort that happens all the time in Iraq.”

Yasser Salihee Net Worth

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

Robertson was also able to interview the sniper who killed Salihee by embedding with his unit. The soldier had originally trained as a member of the special forces, becoming a sniper for the U.S. Army Rangers. Leaving the army, he rejoined the National Guard after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attack. According to the soldier, the intersection where Salihee was killed was a dangerous one for American soldiers, where one had been killed or wounded only the day before Salihee’s death, prompting them to search the area the next morning. The soldier stated that two cars approached their position, the second driven by Salihee, traveling “more than 20 miles an hour” and then swerving around the first car. The soldier stated that he fired three warning shots, the first at 150 meters, while the car did not slow down, before firing the fatal shot at 20 or 30 meters. The soldier expressed extreme remorse for his action, which he stated was driven by fear that Salihee might be a suicide bomber. A U.S. Army investigation found that Salihee was killed under the rules of engagement. The soldier was later imprisoned for alleged possession and distribution of drugs.

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Facts & Trivia

Gary Ranked on the list of most popular Doctor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iraq. Yasser Salihee celebrates birthday on June 30 of every year.