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Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad is an Iraqi journalist. Born in Baghdad in 1975, he trained as an architect before he was conscripted into Saddam Hussein’s army, which he deserted. Soon after U.S.-led coalition forces took control of Baghdad in April 2003, he began writing for The Guardian. He has won numerous awards, including the British Press Awards’ Foreign Reporter of the Year and two News and Documentary Emmy Awards. He currently lives in Istanbul.


A Legacy of Brutality and Corruption: Life in the New Iraq

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on the High Costs of Post-Saddam Iraq
March 14, 2023  By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
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