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Fareed Rafiq Zakaria is a well-known US journalist, author, and political scientist. He has also been the anchor of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS. Fareed is also associated with The Washington Post as a journalist and writes a paid column every week. He serves as a columnist for Newsweek and editor of Time and Newsweek International.
Career Highlights
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In October 2000, he joined as a weekly columnist for Newsweek, and as an editor for Newsweek International.
Family and Personal Life
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Being born in India, Fareed is an American citizen who presently lives in New York City. He is a secular individual and does not Muslim, or any specific religion. He has complicated faith that lies between agnosticism and deism. He married Paula Throckmorton Zakaria in 1997. She is a Christian by religion. The couple gave birth to three children. Due to the secular belief of Fareed, their children haven’t been brought up as Muslims. Unfortunately, due to some personal issues, in 2018, his wife filed for divorce. Fareed is presently not in a relationship with anyone.
Wife/Spouse (Name): | Paula Throckmorton (m. 1997; div. 2018) |
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Children/Kids | Yes (3) |
Boyfriend/Girlfriend (Dating) | N/A |
Civil Status | Divorced |
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Full/Real Name | Fareed Rafiq Zakaria |
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Gender (Biological) | Male |
Age (as of today) | 59 years |
Date of Birth | January 20, 1964 |
Place of Birth | Mumbai, India |
Nationality | American |
Height | 1.73 m, 5 feet 8 inches |
Weight | 80 kg, 176.5 lbs |
Net Worth / Wealth | $15 million |
Occupation | Author, Journalist, Political Scientist |
Height, Weight, and Age
Fareed Zakaria's height is pretty average measuring 1.73 m. Fareed Zakaria weighs 80 kg. Being born on January 20, 1964, translates to an age of 59 years as of todays date (November 21, 2023).
Quotes
Americans have so far put up with inequality because they felt they could change their status. They didn’t mind others being rich, as long as they had a path to move up as well. The American Dream is all about social mobility in a sense – the idea that anyone can make it.
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What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and ’60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public-education system that was the envy of the world and generous immigration policies.
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The Chinese economy’s still not that much of a consumer economy.
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I think it is quite untrue that it is standard journalistic practice to name the interviewer when quoting from an interview.
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During the Cold War, we were interested because we were scared that Russia and the United States were going to go to war. We were scared that Russia was going to take over the world. Every country became a battleground.
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