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Rudi Bakhtiar joined FOX News Channel (FNC) as a general correspondent in January 2006, and held that
role until July 2007. Prior to joining FNC, Bakhtiar worked for nine years at CNN, joining the network in 1996.
During her time at the network, she held multiple positions, including anchoring on the CNN's spin-off
network, Headline News, and as a co-anchor of CNN Student News, a 30-minute commercial free news
program designed for use in the classroom. Throughout her cable news career, she has reported on
assignments from numerous countries, in addition to anchoring the start of coverage of the September 11,
2001 terrorist attacks.
In 2008, Bakhtiar became the first Director of Public Relations for the Public Affairs
Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), an organization dedicated to building an
inclusive and representative voice in the public and political arena for Iranian
Americans.
role until July 2007. Prior to joining FNC, Bakhtiar worked for nine years at CNN, joining the network in 1996.
During her time at the network, she held multiple positions, including anchoring on the CNN's spin-off
network, Headline News, and as a co-anchor of CNN Student News, a 30-minute commercial free news
program designed for use in the classroom. Throughout her cable news career, she has reported on
assignments from numerous countries, in addition to anchoring the start of coverage of the September 11,
2001 terrorist attacks.
In 2008, Bakhtiar became the first Director of Public Relations for the Public Affairs
Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), an organization dedicated to building an
inclusive and representative voice in the public and political arena for Iranian
Americans.
Personal life
By age two, her family moved from Fresno, California to Los Angeles, California. When she was five years old, her family moved back to Iran.
Bakhtiar was raised in Iran until the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Her family moved back to the United States when she was seventeen years old .
She loved to ride horses as a child. Other hobbies include white water rafting, water skiing, scuba diving, snow skiing, horseback riding, tennis,
yoga, rock climbing, tae kwon do, and oil painting in her downtime.
She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she received a Bachelor of Science in biology, planning to be a dentist; she was
accepted to New York University Dental School, but had reservations about going to dental school. In addition, she studied architecture at the
Career Discovery Program at the Harvard School of Design.
Recognition
In 2002, Bakhtiar received the Iranian American Republican Council Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding achievements,
excellence and accomplishments within the Iranian American community.
In Washington DC, December 4, 2003, Bakhtiar was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the Iranian American Technology Council Gala.
On February 15, 2004, Bakhtiar was the Mistress of Ceremonies (MC) for a Bam earthquake fundraiser that also honored US disaster
assistance response teams. The event was organized by the House of Iran (a cultural organization support Iranian culture and traditions), with
NIAC, IACA, Science and Arts Foundation, and IAPAC as the supporting organizations.
Bakhtiar was also the Mistress of Ceremonies for the University of California, Irvine lecture given by Shirin Ebadi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner,
on May 21, 2005.[10][11]
Family
She was born to Iranian immigrants of Bakhtiari heritage; her father died of oropharyngeal cancer in 2005 [12][11]. Bakhtiar has a younger
brother and younger sister. Shapour Bakhtiar is Rudi Bakhtiar's father's uncle, the last Prime Minister of Iran under Shah Mohammad Reza
Pahlavi, and a great aunt of Bakhtiar's was the Shah of Iran's second wife (Soraya Esfandiary). Bakhtiar's great-grandfather is named Sardar
Jang.
source: wikipedia
By age two, her family moved from Fresno, California to Los Angeles, California. When she was five years old, her family moved back to Iran.
Bakhtiar was raised in Iran until the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Her family moved back to the United States when she was seventeen years old .
She loved to ride horses as a child. Other hobbies include white water rafting, water skiing, scuba diving, snow skiing, horseback riding, tennis,
yoga, rock climbing, tae kwon do, and oil painting in her downtime.
She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she received a Bachelor of Science in biology, planning to be a dentist; she was
accepted to New York University Dental School, but had reservations about going to dental school. In addition, she studied architecture at the
Career Discovery Program at the Harvard School of Design.
Recognition
In 2002, Bakhtiar received the Iranian American Republican Council Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding achievements,
excellence and accomplishments within the Iranian American community.
In Washington DC, December 4, 2003, Bakhtiar was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the Iranian American Technology Council Gala.
On February 15, 2004, Bakhtiar was the Mistress of Ceremonies (MC) for a Bam earthquake fundraiser that also honored US disaster
assistance response teams. The event was organized by the House of Iran (a cultural organization support Iranian culture and traditions), with
NIAC, IACA, Science and Arts Foundation, and IAPAC as the supporting organizations.
Bakhtiar was also the Mistress of Ceremonies for the University of California, Irvine lecture given by Shirin Ebadi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner,
on May 21, 2005.[10][11]
Family
She was born to Iranian immigrants of Bakhtiari heritage; her father died of oropharyngeal cancer in 2005 [12][11]. Bakhtiar has a younger
brother and younger sister. Shapour Bakhtiar is Rudi Bakhtiar's father's uncle, the last Prime Minister of Iran under Shah Mohammad Reza
Pahlavi, and a great aunt of Bakhtiar's was the Shah of Iran's second wife (Soraya Esfandiary). Bakhtiar's great-grandfather is named Sardar
Jang.
source: wikipedia
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Rudi Bakhtiar - Accomplished journalist of prominent Iranian lineage
