Aneesh Raman is CNN's Middle East correspondent based in Cairo. The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Nickname: Al Qahirah (The Triumphant City) Cairos location in Egypt Coordinates: Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area    - City 210 km²  - Metro 1,492 km² Population  - City 7,438,376  - Density 35,420/km²  - Urban 10,834,495  - Metro 15,200,000 Time zone EET (UTC+2) EEST (UTC+3...

Before that, he was based in Baghdad. Prior to Baghdad posting, he was in Bangkok. During that time he was one of the first reporters to go live from Phuket, Thailand after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. In addition to Iraq and Thailand he has traveled to Iran, Syria, England, Japan, Nicaragua, Cambodia, Singapore and Indonesia. His mother is Turkish. Baghdad ( translit: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... Phuket (Thai ภูเก็ต) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Tsunami strikes Ao Nang, Thailand. ...

He has also done a number of political stories for a show that used to be on CNN, Inside Politics profiling the young generation and their involvement in the American 2004 presidential election. Presidential election results map. ...

Aneesh was a Fulbright Scholar after graduating from Harvard College magna cum laude. The Fulbright Program is a program of educational grants (Fulbright Fellowships and Fulbright Scholarships), founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright, and sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State and by governments in other countries. ... Harvard Yard Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, having been founded in 1636. ... Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. ...

He has won a few Emmy Awards for hosting a local Sports show in Boston during college. Also he was awarded an Ed Bradley award, named after and given by the 60 Minutes anchor. An Emmy Award. ... Edward Rudolph Bradley, Jr. ... 60 Minutes is an investigative television newsmagazine on United States television, which has run on CBS News since 1968. ...

External link

• CNN staff biography
• SAJA.org profile
• Aneesh Raman covers Saddam Hussein's execution