Rageh Omaar

Combined with his role for Al Jazeera where he presents a daily documentary strand called Witness, Rageh has recently worked on a number of special programmes for television: The Abolition of Slavery for BBC2 and Welcome To Tehranfor BBC4.

Rageh rose to prominence as the BBC's man in Baghdad. His reports from the beleaguered Iraqi capital became a regular feature on news bulletins in the UK and around the world.

Rageh recently spoke at the Barclay's Wealth Forum in Dubai. He has hosted the Middle East Deals of the Year Awards and recently spoke at the Department of Health Conference, The Luxury Travel Fair and also the Bicentenary of Slave Trade for Communities & Local Government.

Rageh has previously given the Worldview Address at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival and was part of the European Speaker Series for Credit Suisse.

CORPORATE

Trevor Phillips Event - 2008, Chair
IFSEC Awards & Conference - 2008, Host & Facilitate
Amnesty International discussion on the Death Penalty - 2008, Chair & Interviewer
Credit Suisse, European Speaker Series - 2007, Speaker
"The Business Case For Diversity" - Goldman Sachs - 2007, Speaker
National Housing Federation Conference - 2007, Host
HSBC Corporate Film - 2007, Presenter
Department of Health Conference - 2007, Speaker & Q&A
Middle East Deals of the Year Awards - Host. 2007
Bicentenary of Slave Trade - 2007, Speaker
Barclay's Wealth Forum, Dubai - 2007, Speaker
Internationalism In Education - 2006, Speaker
Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Awards - 2006, Speaker
Fire Service Awards Conference - 2006, Speaker
BBC Grierson Awards - 2006, Host
Government Diversity Awards - 2006, Host
The London Fire Brigade Awards - 2006, Host
Malaria Awareness Week - 2006, Speaker
Reed Business Address - 2006, Host
National Conference on Life Office Taxation - 2006, Host
World Skills - 2006, Presenter
National Grid Diversity Day - 2006, Speaker
World Presidents Organisation - 2006, Speaker
Incisive Media FX Awards Dinner - 2005, Host
Merril Lynch - 2005, Guest Speaker
P&O Cruise - 2005, Guest Speaker
Euro Money Awards - 2005, Host
Unilever UK Conference, Brussels - 2005, Speaker
Factors and Discounters Association - 2005, Speaker
EDS Leadership Conference - 2005, Speaker
Alliance & Leicester Conference - 2005, Host
European Logistics Awards - 2004, Speaker and Host
2004 ABTA Convention, USA - 2004, Speaker
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Annual Conference - 2004, Speaker
Singapore Advertising Lecture - 2004, Speaker
AXA Dinner - 2004, Speaker
British Insurance Brokers Association Annual Conference - 2004, Speaker
AON Insurance Event - 2004, Speaker
Camden Council Corporate Video - 2004, Presenter
EMMA Awards - 2004, Host

TELEVISION

The Shroud of Turin - BBC2, 2008, Presenter
Witness - Al Jazeera, On-Going, Presenter
Dispatches - Channel 4, 2008, Presenter
This Week - BBC1, 2008, Guest
Abolition of Slavery - BBC2, 2007, Presenting
Welcome to Tehran - BBC4, 2007, Presenting
Dead Sea Scrolls - BBC4, 2006, Presenting
Question Time - BBC 1, 2006, Guest
Celebrity Mastermind - BBC, 2006, Celebrity Participant
The Real Iraq - Channel 4, 2006, Contributor
Wright Stuff - Channel 5, 2006, Guest
The Miracles of Jesus - BBC, 2006, Presenter
Witness - Al Jazeera International, 2006, Presenter
The Real Story - BBC1, 2006, Presenter
7/7: A Test of Faith with Rageh Omaar - ITV 1, 2005, Presenter
Coping With the Tsunami - ITV1, 2005, Presenter
BBC News - 1998-Ongoing, Africa Correspondent
Africa Series - BBC, 2005, Interview with Nelson Mandela
Panorama: Knives - A Teenage War Zone - BBC, 2005, Presenter
Everyman: An Islamic History of Europe - BBC, 2005, Presenter
The Jonathon Dimbleby Programme - ITV, 2005, Guest
City Hospital - BBC, 2004, Presenter
D-Day Commemorative Programmes - 2004, Presenter
Test the Nation: The 2004 Test - BBC1, 2004, Celebrity Participant
Richard & Judy - Channel 4, 2004, Guest
BBC News - BBC, 1998, Developing World Correspondent
BBC News - BBC, 1997, Amman Correspondent

VOICEOVER

The Imam & The Pastor - UN Video, 2006, Narrator
Banana Republic - Diverse Productions, 2005, Narrator
A Muslim in the Family - BBC1, 2004, Narrator

JOURNALISM

News Hour - 1996, Producer & Reporter
World Service - 1994-1996, Broadcast Journalist
Focus on Africa - World Service, 1992, Producer
BBC World Service - 1991, Foreign correspondent in Ethiopia
City Limits Magazine - 1990, Journalist
The Voice Newspaper - 1990, Trainee Journalist

LITERARY

Only Half of Me: Being a Muslim in Britain - 2006, Penguin
Revolution Day: The Real Story of the Battle for Iraq - Penguin Publishing, 2003

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Testimonials:

"A great deal of extremely positive discussion and debate has been triggered around the firm as a result of your speech and the topic you covered." - Christopher French, Managing Director of Goldman Sachs

"I would like to personally thank Rageh for being Master of Ceremonies for the day and helping make the Diversity & Equality Awards a huge success...It was clear that his presence was really inspiring to so many of our finalists and attendees and I was impressed with his professionalism and commitment to ensuring the awards was an exciting and enjoyable event for everyone." - Sir Gus O'Donnell, Secretary of the Cabinet & Head of the home Civil Service.

"Rageh was a big success, he is such a nice man and stayed talking to our guests, he was superb and the feedback has been brilliant." - Reed

"Your presentation was the high point in our Business Sessions, it is clear that your talk inspired people....." - Martin Wellings, President of ABTA

"....illuminating, and a breath of fresh air, refreshing to hear a speaker with such genuine enthusiasm for his subject." - AXA

"....engaging, charming and perfectly pitched." - Factors and Discounters Association

"Rageh was an excellent speaker who was absorbing but more-so with the honesty and openness to give a clear personal and intimate recognition of the importance of the similarity and humility of the everyday human, whatever their culture or belief under such extreme circumstances. The evening was superb" - Projects Manager, Personnel Today