Rudi Bakhtiar

Rudi Bakhtiar (born June 21, 1966 in Fresno, California) (born Rudabeh Bakhtiar, in Persian:رودابه بختیار) is an Iranian-American journalist

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June 21 - 1966 - Fresno, California - Persian - Iranian-American

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Although born in California, Bakhtiar was raised in Iran until the revolution when her family moved to the United States. She attended University of California, Los Angeles, where she received a B.S. in biology, planning to be a doctor.

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California - Iran - United States - University of California, Los Angeles

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Bakhtiar joined CNN in 1996. She was on the air live on CNN Headline News on September 11, 2001 when the terrorist attacks of that day began.

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1996 - CNN Headline News - September 11 - 2001 - Terrorist attacks

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In 2002, Bakhtiar received the Iranian American Republican Council Achievement Award.

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