Hussein Hanoun al-Saadi
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Hussein Hanoun al-Saadi is an Iraq
i interpreter
and former colonel
in the Iraqi air force
, which he left in 1991. He is also qualified as a pilot on the Mirage F1. He was taken hostage
on January 5, 2005, in Iraq along with Florence Aubenas
, and was freed on June 11, 2005. Born on July 14, 1960 he was trained in France as a pilot between 1981 and 1984.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i interpreter
Interpreting
Language interpretation is the facilitating of oral or sign-language communication, either simultaneously or consecutively, between users of different languages...
and former colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in the Iraqi air force
Air force
An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or...
, which he left in 1991. He is also qualified as a pilot on the Mirage F1. He was taken hostage
Hostage
A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor. The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against certain acts of war...
on January 5, 2005, in Iraq along with Florence Aubenas
Florence Aubenas
Florence Aubenas is a French journalist, who worked until 2006 for the French newspaper Libération. She was taken hostage on January 5, 2005, in Iraq along with her translator Hussein Hanoun Al-Saadi....
, and was freed on June 11, 2005. Born on July 14, 1960 he was trained in France as a pilot between 1981 and 1984.