Ali Velshi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ali Velshi
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Oct 29, 1969(1969-10-29)
Age	55
Birthplace	Kenya
Country	Kenya
Horoscope	Scorpio

Ali Velshi Biography

Ali Velshi is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on October 29, 1969 in Kenya, Kenya. Host of the show Real Money with Ali Velshi on Al Jazeera America, he has previously worked with CNN most notably as a Chief Business Correspondent and anchor for Your Money.

He has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Born in Nairobi, Kenya, and raised in Toronto, Ontario, since moving there in 1971, he is the son of Murad Velshi, the first Canadian of Indian origin elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and his wife Mila, who grew up in South Africa. He is an Ismaili Muslim of Gujarati Indian descent and earned a degree in religious studies from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario in

1994. During his time at Queen’s he made news by organizing protests against Preston Manning and Canada’s Reform Party. In 2010, Velshi was awarded the Queen’s University Alumni Achievement Award. In 2016, Velshi was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws by his alma mater. He previously attended Toronto’s Northern Secondary School, during which time he was elected school president.

In 1996, Velshi was awarded a fellowship to the United States Congress from the American Political Science Association. In this capacity he worked with Lee H. Hamilton, then a Democratic Representative from Indiana.

His second wife is Lori Wachs whom he met while on his show.

Ali Velshi Net Worth

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

He started his broadcast journalism career in Toronto as a reporter for a local Toronto station. He would move up to be the host of Canada’s first prime time business news hour called The Business News.

He has reported for notable shows such as Anderson Cooper 360, American Morning, and The Situation Room.

Ali Velshi (born October 29, 1969) is a Canadian television journalist, a senior economic and business correspondent for NBC News since October 2016 and co-anchor with Stephanie Ruhle of Velshi & Ruhle on MSNBC. Known for his work on CNN, he was CNN’s Chief Business Correspondent, Anchor of CNN’s Your Money and a co-host of CNN International’s weekday business show World Business Today. In 2013, he joined Al Jazeera America, a channel that launched in August of that year. He hosted Ali Velshi on Target until Al Jazeera America ceased operations on April 12, 2016. He has worked for MSNBC since October 2016.

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Who is Ali Velshi Dating?

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During the financial crisis of 2007–2008, Velshi again appeared on television frequently throughout the day on shows like American Morning and Anderson Cooper 360°, and took viewers’ live calls during special editions of Your Money, and during his weekly call-in radio show.

Facts & Trivia

Ali Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Ali Velshi celebrates birthday on October 29 of every year.

Tragic events during 2008 brought Velshi more airtime, including reporting from the now-destroyed Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, after the killing of Benazir Bhutto. During coverage of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, Velshi appeared on air, on location from hurricane-stricken areas, as the storms hit. Velshi’s hurricane reporting started in 2005 during Katrina, where he reported live during the evacuation of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and then from damaged oil facilities in Eastern Texas and Southern Louisiana