Rageh Omaar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Rageh Omaar

British journalist

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1967

Place of Birth: Mogadishu, Somalia

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Rageh Omaar (; Somali: Raage Oomaar; Arabic: ???? ????; born 19 July 1967) is a Somali-born British journalist and writer.
He was a BBC world affairs correspondent, where he made his name reporting from Iraq.
In September 2006, he moved to a new post at Al Jazeera English, where he presented the nightly weekday documentary series Witness until January 2010.
The Rageh Omaar Report, first aired February 2010, is a one-hour, monthly investigative documentary in which he reports on international current affairs stories.
From January 2013, he became a special correspondent and presenter for ITV News, reporting on a broad range of news stories, as well as producing special in-depth reports from all around the UK and further afield.
A year after his appointment, Omaar was promoted to International Affairs Editor for ITV News.
Since October 2015, alongside his duties as International Affairs Editor, he has been a Deputy Newscaster of ITV News at Ten.
Since September 2017 Omaar has occasionally presented the ITV Lunchtime News including the ITV News London Lunchtime Bulletin and the ITV Evening News.