Ali Hassan al-Jaber

Ali Hassan al-Jaber
Born(1955-12-12)12 December 1955
Doha, Qatar
Died12 March 2011(2011-03-12) (aged 55)
Suluq, Libya
NationalityQatari
EducationM.A. Cinematography, Academy of Arts, Egypt
OccupationJournalist
Years activeOver 20 years

Ali Hassan al-Jaber (Arabic: علي حسن الجابر, romanized: ‘Alī Ḥassan al-Jābir; 12 December 1955[1] – 12 March 2011) was a Qatari national working as a camera operator for the TV channel Al Jazeera.

He was the first foreign journalist killed during the First Libyan Civil War.[2] Three other foreign photojournalists were killed in Libya while covering the war. Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed in Misrata.[citation needed] Anton Hammerl was killed outside of Brega.[3]

  1. ^ Libya Live Blog - March 13 Archived 2011-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Wells, Matt (14 March 2011). "Al-Jazeera cameraman chased and shot dead by Gaddafi regime supporters". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  3. ^ Aislinn Laing. 2011. "Libya: London-based photographer killed by Gaddafi troops." The Telegraph (UK), 20 May. Retrieved 27 October 2011 [Libya: London-based photographer killed by Gaddafi troops The Telegraph] (UK)