Christiane Amanpour

Christiane Amanpour was born on 12th January of the year 1958 which has now made her at the age of 57. She was raised up in Tehran. She is the daughter of Mahmoud Amanpour and wife Patricia. Her father is a Muslim from Iran whereas her mother is Christian from England. She is fluent in Persian as well as English.

She completed her elementary education from Iran and after that, she was sent to the boarding school by her parents in England. At that time, she was just 11 years old. She joined the Holy Cross Convent which is an all-girls school that is located in Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire. When she was 16 years old, she attended the New Hall School in the Chelmsford, Essex.

Christiane and her family again returned to England not long after Islamic Revolution started. After leaving the New Hall, she moved to the United States for studying journalism at the University of Rhode Island. During her tenure there, she used to work in the news department at the WBRU-FM in the Providence, Rhode Island.

In addition to that, she also used to work for the NBC affiliate WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island as an electronic graphics designer. In the year 1983, she got graduated from university summa cum laude with B.A. degree in journalism. She has also undergone the plastic surgery to enhance her beauty. Her religion is not known.

 She has made guest appearances in different shows and events which have also brought her to the limelight. Besides, she is also part of different organizations and events. 

Amanpour has also worked for the CNN as well as ABC News, she is also the Global Affairs Anchor of the ABC News. She is getting a huge amount of salary for her works. She is also the member of the board of directors of Committee to Protect Journalists, the International Women’s Media Foundation, The Center for Public Integrity and The Institute for War and Peace Reporting.

She is married to her husband James Rubin who is a former US Assistant Secretary of State as well as the spokesman for US State Department during Clinton administration and he is currently an informal adviser to the former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham  Clinton and the President of United States Barack Obama.

The couple tied their knot with each other on 8th August 1998 and since then, they are living their life happily. They also have one child, a son named Darius John Rubin whom she gave birth in 2000. Het total net worth is glowing $12.5 million. 

Christiane is a tall woman with a height of five feet and seven and a half inches. She is the native of London, England In past years she was in controversy for her plastic surgery in nose and facelifts. As of the year 2014, Christiane has been recognized as one of the journalists Most World Leaders followed on the Twitter according to the report by the PR firm Burson- Marsteller. 

She has also made her appearance in Gilmore Girls as herself in TV series finale. She also appeared in Harper’s Bazaar magazine article titled as Christiane Amanpour Gets a High- Fashion Makeover.

She is very active on Facebook and Instagram aswell.