Mr Omaar, 62, is now recovering at home with the support of his wife Georgina Rose Nina Montgomery-Cuninghame, the daughter of Sir John Montgomery-Cuninghame of Corsehill.
Somali-born British journalist Rageh Omaar (pictured), 56, who was educated at Oxford University , made his name as the Scud Stud for his widely hailed coverage of the Iraq War.
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