Ed Doud

- Father of Nadya SulemanPeople: Octuplets' Grandfather Says His Daughter Needs Help (February 20, 2009)
- Works as a contractor in IraqTV Envy: Octuplets' Grandfather Sits Down with Oprah (February 20, 2009)
- Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in mid February 2009People: Octuplets' Grandfather Says His Daughter Needs Help (February 20, 2009)
- Revealed details of his daughter's pregnancy with octuplet'sPeople: Octuplets' Grandfather Says His Daughter Needs Help (February 20, 2009)
- Doud stated that his daughter "needs help"People: Octuplets' Grandfather Says His Daughter Needs Help (February 20, 2009)
- He also stated that the babies "were given by God"People: Octuplets' Grandfather Says His Daughter Needs Help (February 20, 2009)
- Doud claims that his daughter and her fertility specialist were "absolutely irresponsible"People: Octuplets' Grandfather Says His Daughter Needs Help (February 20, 2009)
- Doud said that the care of Suleman's 14 children "will be a family affair"People: Octuplets' Grandfather Says His Daughter Needs Help (February 20, 2009)
- His interview with Winfrey aired on February 24, 2009People: Octuplets' Grandfather Says His Daughter Needs Help (February 20, 2009)
- While on Oprah's show, Doud stated that he only had $100 in his bank accountTMZ: OctoGrandpa: Nadya's "Mentally Not Complete" (February 24, 2009)
- He also stated that he had to return to Iraq to work in a week or twoTMZ: OctoGrandpa: Nadya's "Mentally Not Complete" (February 24, 2009)

Ed Doud is the father of Nadya Suleman, the mother of California octuplets, born on January 26, 2009. Doud was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey where he discussed details of his daughter's controversial pregnancy and the birth of his eight new grandchildren. The interview aired on The Oprah Winfrey Show on February 24, 2009.People: Octuplets' Grandfather Says His Daughter Needs Help (February 20, 2009)
Octuplet Grandchildren

Doud's daughter Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplet's on January 26, 2009, at the Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center in California after undergoing in vitro fertilization. The babies, six boys and two girls, delived by C-section, were nine weeks premature. Suleman, a single mother, divorced her ex-husband Marcos Gutierrez in January of 2008. She had six children previous to the birth of her octuplet's, which were also conceived via in vitro fertilization. The octuplet's are said to be healthy and will more than likely be released from the hospital after two months.FoxNews.com: 8 Babies Born to Stunned California Parents (January 27, 2009)
Ed Doud Quotes
"You know, she needs help. I say to everybody now, people, we do need help. Do not punish my daughter for what she had done and do not punish the babies, because they were given by God."People: Octuplets' Grandfather Says His Daughter Needs Help (February 20, 2009)
Doud's wishes are "to stay healthy, and to have my grandchildren, all of them, to be healthy, and the mother to finish her schooling and start working. We all could support this family."People: Octuplets' Grandfather Says His Daughter Needs Help (February 20, 2009)
"Now I'm no psychiatrist, but I question her mental situation."PerezHilton: Octo-Grandpa Slams Octopussy on Oprah (February 20, 2009)