Siamak Namazi is an Iranian-American businessman, know his net worth in 2023 and wife
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Five Americans who had been wrongfully imprisoned in Iran for a long time have been freed in a recent swap deal.
Who is Siamak Namazi, net worth in 2023, family, wife, father, bio, age and job
Thank you Joe Biden and congrats to the 5 Americans freed from prison in Iran. Yes we had to unfreeze $6 Billion of Iran's own money. Yes it was worth it.
Siamak Namazi
He was in prison for 8 years after being convicted of espionage after a trial that only lasted a few hours.… pic.twitter.com/Fvd2aCuEGg— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) September 18, 2023
This image of Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi’s first moments of freedom makes me incredibly happy. But it’s also a reminder that these men and their families have had years of their lives stolen from them. I am so relieved they will finally be reunited. pic.twitter.com/MiCZhhfEAd
— Jason Rezaian (@jrezaian) September 18, 2023
In an official statement, President Biden expressed his satisfaction, saying that these innocent Americans who had been illegally detained in Iran are now traveling back to the United States, where they will soon be reunited with their loved ones. Throughout their struggle, these people have endured years of agonizing uncertainty and pain.
Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz, and Siamak Namazi are three of the Americans who were unlawfully detained and have been kept in Iranian detention for more than five years. The US government has withheld the names of the final two individuals, who are currently traveling back to the US, out of respect for their privacy.
Particularly, Siamak Namazi’s case has drawn a lot of interest and debate. Namazi made a powerful appeal to President Biden in a March CNN interview, stressing the necessity of placing innocent people’s freedom above political considerations.
He encouraged the President to seek to secure his release as well as the release of other Americans who had been unlawfully jailed, even if such efforts were criticized by Republican opponents who typically oppose diplomatic contacts with the Iranian government.
Now that he has been released, people are trying to find out more about him. So, here’s what we know about him:
Who is Siamak Namazi?
Siamak Namazi is an Iranian-American businessman who was detained in Iran for five years. He has been in the news because Iran recently freed him in accordance with a swap deal with the USA.
He was born on 14 September 1971 in Iran. His father, Mohammad Baquer Namazi, was an Iranian-American former public official who presided as Khuzestan Provincial Governor during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In Iran, Baquer was detained between 2016 and 2022.
His family is a supporter of the Bring Our Families Home movement, which urges the return of hostages and wrongfully detained individuals. Siamak Namazi attended Tufts University. He is currently 52 years old. Nothing is known about his marital status. According to multiple sources, his net worth was between $1 million and $5 million at the time of his arrest and wrongful detention.
Effie, Baquer’s wife had previously said, “Now both my innocent son Siamak and my Baquer are in prison for no reason.”
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