S8 Ep825: Preview for Later Today: Guest Bridget Toomey. Toomey profiles Iraq's new Prime Minister, Zedi Ali al-Zahedi, a wealthy businessman with extensive experience across various sectors. She examines his transition from a multi-sector conglomerate leader to a
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
4.5 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 1 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Preview for Later Today: Guest Bridget Toomey. Toomey profiles Iraq's new Prime Minister, Zedi Ali al-Zahedi, a wealthy businessman with extensive experience across various sectors. She examines his transition from a multi-sector conglomerate leader to a non-political figure in Baghdad. 3/3
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This is John Batchelor. |
| 0:02.3 | Colleague Bridget Toomey of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies |
| 0:05.7 | characterizes the new prime minister in Baghdad, Iraq, |
| 0:10.5 | Zaidi Ali al-Zaidi, as a businessman with interests everywhere. |
| 0:16.7 | Well-to-do. |
| 0:17.7 | Here's his profile, what we know so far, of a new non-politician on the scene in Baghdad. |
| 0:24.1 | More of this tonight. |
| 0:24.9 | This is a multi-sector conglomerate that's done a lot of work across, you know, I want to say he's had some involvement in some food-related companies. |
| 0:44.0 | He's done TV, media. It may have touched the telecom sector, if I'm remembering correctly. And then he has university experience or on |
| 0:49.9 | leadership experience and then Iraqi financial institution. So he's really done a lot in business |
| 0:58.7 | across industries in Iraq. It sounds like he's a very well-to-do man. Is that correct? A billionaire? |
| 1:05.8 | I've seen, I'm suspicious of claims of him being a billionaire, but it's very hard to put numbers on these Iraqi businessmen. |
| 1:14.1 | He's certainly a millionaire, certainly very well off. |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John Batchelor, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of John Batchelor and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.