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Danish Siddiqui was born Ahmad Danish Siddiqui on 19 May 1983 (age 38 years; as of 2021) in New Delhi, India. His Zodiac sign was Taurus. He earned a graduate degree in Economics at Jania Millia Islamia, Delhi. Later, he went on to pursue a degree in Mass Communication from the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre in Jamia in 2007.
Physical Appearance
Hair Colour: Salt and Pepper
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents
His father’s name is Akhtar Siddiqui. His mother’s name is not known.
Wife and Children
He was married to Rike, a German national. The couple had two children.
Career
Reportedly, Danish began his career on television as a news correspondent. Later, he opted for photojournalism. Soon, he began working as a correspondent with the India Today Group. His work spanned between September 2008 to January 2010 at India Today Group. In 2010, he joined the international news organisation ‘Reuters’ as an intern after working as a correspondent with the Hindustan Times newspaper and the TV Today channel. Later, he was appointed as the Chief Photographer in India by Reuters. As a photojournalist, during 2016-17, he covered the Battle of Mosul.
Danish Siddiqui in Mosul in 2017
In April 2015, he covered the Nepal Earthquake. In 2016, he made reports on the refugee crisis arising from the Rohingya genocide, and he covered the Hong Kong protests of 2019-2020. He was also involved in covering the 2020 Delhi Riots. He was actively involved in covering the Covid-19 pandemic in South Asia, Middle East, and Europe in 2020-2021.
A picture shot by Danish during COVID-19 in India
A photograph that was clicked by Danish was featured by Reuters on their new headings, and it was regarded as one of the defining photographs, which he clicked during the 2020 Delhi Riots.
The photo that was featured by Reuters clicked by Danish during the Delhi riots in 2020
In July 2021, Danish Siddiqui was covering the situation in Afghanistan’s Kandahar due to the critical conditions in the area. Reportedly, his name was linked with the Afghan Special Government Forces on some special missions, and he apparently died when there was a rise in the clash between the Afghan Special Forces and Taliban. On June 13, he tweeted that he was targeted by at least 3 RPG rounds when he was travelling in the vehicle with other special forces while covering the clashes.