Zuhair Al-Jezairy

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Zuhair Al-Jezairy sometimes referred to as Zuhair Al Jazairy (born 1945 in Najaf, Iraq) [1] is an Iraqi journalist, [2] currently editor in chief of Aswat al-Iraq news agency [3] and part of the Iraqi Journalist Union, he was the previous editor in chief of the daily Arabic newspaper Al Mahda , he has also written several publications and has worked on various documentaries.

He studied German literature in Baghdad and since 1968, he has worked as a journalist in Baghdad, Beirut and London.

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