Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief
Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief | |
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| Born | circa 1970 (age 54–55) |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Education | Degree in political law from Basra University |
| Occupation | Member of The Livingston Group in Washington, D.C. |
| Spouse | Iman |
Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief (Arabic: محمد عودة الرهيف; born c. 1970) is an Iraqi attorney who helped the United States armed forces rescue prisoner of war Jessica Lynch from a hospital in Nasiriyah. As reward for his assistance, the U.S. government granted him humanitarian asylum on April 28, 2003. That same year, al-Rehaief published the autobiography Because Each Life Is Precious, in which he explains why he decided to help Lynch.