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Sami al-Hajj
1969
- Nationality
- Sudan
- Occupation
- cinematographer
Sami Mohy El Din Muhammed Al Hajj (Arabic: سا٠٠٠Ø٠اÙدÙÙ Ù Ø٠د اÙØاج), aka Sami Al-Haj (born February 15, 1969) is a Sudanese journalist for the Al Jazeera network.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Guantanamo Bay Detention CampDates unknown
- Guantanamo Bay Detention CampDates unknown
Biography
Sami Mohy El Din Muhammed Al Hajj (Arabic: سا٠٠٠Ø٠اÙدÙÙ Ù Ø٠د اÙØاج), aka Sami Al-Haj (born February 15, 1969) is a Sudanese journalist for the Al Jazeera network. In 2001, while on his way to do camera work for the network in Afghanistan, he was arrested by the Pakistani army and held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camp in Cuba for over six years. After his release, al-Hajj wrote a book titled Prisoner 345. He was released without charge on May 1, 2008. He later attempted to launch legal action against George W. Bush. Al Hajj's case was portrayed in a documentary titled Prisoner 345 by Al Jazeera producer Ahmad Ibrahim.
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