Ahmad Shawkat
Iraqi journalist
About Ahmad Shawkat
Lived 1901 – 2003 (aged 101–102).
Ahmad Shawkat was an Iraqi journalist shot to death outside his media office in Mosul, on 28 October 2003, following a series of death threats.
Shortly after the USA occupied Iraq, in 2003, WBUR, a PBS station in Boston, broadcast a documentary about Shawkat.
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Who was Ahmad Shawkat?
Iraqi journalist (1951–2003)
When was Ahmad Shawkat born?
Ahmad Shawkat was born in 1901 in Mosul.
When did Ahmad Shawkat die?
Ahmad Shawkat died in 2003.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ahmad Shawkat. https://biography.guide/ahmad-shawkat/
MLA: "Ahmad Shawkat." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ahmad-shawkat/.
Chicago: "Ahmad Shawkat." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ahmad-shawkat/.
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