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Samuel Shimon
Iraqi journalist · United Kingdom · On the map · Journalists · Born 1956 · age 70
Samuel Shimon is an Iraqi writer and journalist of Assyrian descent. He left Iraq in 1979 with dreams of becoming a director in Hollywood, and has since then lived in Damascus, Amman, Beirut, Nicosia, Aden, Cairo, Tunis and Paris, before finally settling in London.
Samuel Shimon is read about 4.5 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Along with his wife Margaret Obank, he is a co-founder and, since issue #39, editor of the literary magazine Banipal.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1956 · age 70
