Alan Johnston

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alan Johnston
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	May 17, 1962(1962-05-17)
Age	62
Birthplace	Lindi
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Lindi
Horoscope	Taurus

Alan Johnston Biography

Alan Johnston is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on May 17, 1962 in Lindi, Lindi, United Kingdom. Alan Graham Johnston (born 17 May 1962) is a British journalist working for the BBC. He has been the BBC’s correspondent in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, the Gaza Strip and Italy. He is based in London.

Johnston was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip on 12 March 2007 by the militant group Army of Islam. He was unconditionally released on 4 July, nearly four months later, after much pressure was put on the group by the now-dominant Hamas.

Johnston is highly regarded by the BBC as a respected, experienced journalist, and due to his local knowledge, he was someone other journalists would turn to for information when in Gaza. Prior to being kidnapped however, Johnston was not a journalist well known to the general public. Following his release he announced his intention to return to obscurity though, as of January 2008, he took over the presentation of the BBC World Service version of the programme From Our Own Correspondent.

From November 2011 to August 2014, Johnston was the BBC correspondent in Rome. From October 2014, Johnston has stated on his Twitter account (@AlanJohnstonBBC) that he is now based in London.

Johnston joined the BBC in 1991, and has spent eight years as a correspondent for them, including in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, as well as Kabul, Afghanistan. He was in Kabul when Afghanistan was still under the control of the Taliban. He was due to be the BBC’s full-time correspondent in Gaza until 1 April 2007, and at the time of his kidnapping was the only foreign reporter with a major Western media organisation to still be based in the city.

Alan Johnston Net Worth

Alan Johnston is one of the richest Journalist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alan Johnston 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Johnston covered many major stories in Gaza for the BBC, including Israel’s unilateral disengagement plan in 2005, Hamas winning the 2006 legislative elections, the 2006 Israel-Gaza conflict and the Palestinian factional violence of late 2006 to 2007.

On 12 March 2007, Johnston was kidnapped by the Army of Islam. His captivity led to many protests worldwide. Hamas put immense pressure on the Army of Islam, including (according to a senior Hamas militant) the threat to hunt them down and kill them if they did not release Johnston. On 4 July 2007, Johnston was freed. He was taken to meet Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh before leaving with an entourage of British diplomats to Jerusalem.

On 19 June 2008, the University of Dundee conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws upon Johnston.

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Who is Alan Johnston Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Alan Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Alan Johnston celebrates birthday on May 17 of every year.

Where does Alan Johnston live?

He is based in London.

Is kidnapped journalist?

A British journalist detained in Kabul has been released, the Taliban confirmed on Friday.