Negar Mortazavi
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Negar Mortazavi | |
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| Born | نگار مرتضوی 1981 (age 42–43) |
| Nationality | Iranian (1981－) American (2012－) |
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| Occupation | journalist |
Negar Mortazavi (born 1981 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-American journalist covering Iran in English and Persian. She is a frequent commentator on Iran at MSNBC,[1] BBC,[2] PRI,[3] New York Times,[4] Aljazeera,[5] Huffington Post,[6] and international outlets in Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, Turkey, Switzerland, and Japan.[citation needed]
Mortazavi was born and raised in Iran and moved to the US in 2002 to continue her studies. She has a Master of Arts from Brandeis University and a Bachelor of Arts from University of Massachusetts.[7] She worked as a TV presenter at Voice of America Persian where she hosted a daily show that discussed current affairs with Iranians.[8] In 2014, she worked for National Iranian American Council (NIAC) as director of Persian & new media[7] for six months.
References
- ^ Search | MSNBC
- ^ BBC World Have Your Say: Syria "Stalemate", Rouhani's Iran & the UK Veil Debate - YouTube
- ^ Negar Mortazavi | Public Radio International
- ^ http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/?s=negar+mortazavi
- ^ Hurdles Still Remain in Iran Nuclear Deal | Al Jazeera America
- ^ HuffPost Live
- ^ a b NIAC Welcomes New Media and Communications Staff | NIAC
- ^ VOA PNN Rooyekhat - YouTube