Cyrus Habib

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cyrus Habib
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 22, 1981(1981-08-22)
Age	43
Country	United States
Birth City	Baltimore
Horoscope	Leo

Cyrus Habib Biography

Cyrus Habib is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 22, 1981 in Baltimore, United States. Cyrus Habib (Persian: syrws Hbyb; born August 22 1981) is an American politician lawyer, educator, and lawyer and the sixteenth Lieutenant Governor in Washington. He is completely blind since losing his eyesight due to cancer at the age of eight. He is the first and sole Iranian-American to hold a an elected state- wide office in the United States. It has been announced that he will terminate the political career he has had and turn into an Jesuit priest.

After graduation in Yale, Habib practiced law at the Washington region’s most prestigious legal firm Perkins Coie, where from 2009 until 2017 he advised startups in the field of technology, and was in charge of the firm’s civic and community-based initiatives.

In 2012, Habib won a seat in the Washington House of Representatives, defeating two-term Redmond City Councilman Hank Myers and gaining 61% of the vote. He was elected to represent Washington’s 48th Legislative District, which includes Bellevue, Clyde Hill, Hunts Point, Kirkland, Medina, Redmond, and Yarrow Point. Habib set a record for the most money ever raised (over $340,000) in a State House race in Washington. In the House of Representatives, Habib was selected by his peers to serve as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Technology and Economic Development.

Since 2013, Habib has been Professor and Distinguished Lawmaker in Residence at the Seattle University School of Law, where he teaches upper-level courses and conducts research on issues at the convergence of technology and public policy.

As an Rhodes Scholar, Habib obtained an Master of Letters in postcolonial English literature from St John’s College, Oxford and was a participant in Oxford Union. Oxford Union, and wrote his master’s thesis on Ralph Ellison and Salman Rushdie. He was awarded the title of Soros Fellow in the year 2007.

Cyrus Habib Net Worth

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

Habib is a native of Baltimore County, Maryland, to parents who previously relocated into the U.S. from Iran. He was a three-time cancer survivor. Habib lost his vision and went completely blind at age eight. Soon after, the family relocated into Bellevue, Washington, where Habib graduated from the Bellevue International School in 1999.

In 2003, he graduated with a B.A. at Columbia University, graduating Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a dual majored in English as well as Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern Studies. As a student, Habib worked in the New York City office of Senator Hillary Clinton. He was selected as an Truman Scholar in 2002.

Habib then earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 2009, where he served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal. He was a member of the university’s Grand Strategy program, led by John Lewis Gaddis, Charles Hill, and Paul Kennedy. While a law student, he advocated for the redesign of U.S. currency to allow the blind to distinguish denominations. His roommate at Yale was Ronan Farrow.

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In 2014, Habib was elected to the Washington State Senate with 65% of the vote to succeed controversial Senate Majority Leader Rodney Tom as State Senator from the 48th Legislative District. Immediately after his election to the State Senate, Habib was elected Senate Democratic Whip by his fellow Democrats, placing him in one of the top leadership positions in the State Senate.

Facts & Trivia

Cyrus Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Cyrus Habib celebrates birthday on August 22 of every year.

Habib was chosen by the leadership of the Democratic National Committee to serve as one of 25 appointed members of the party’s 2016 Platform Committee.

Top Facts about Cyrus Habib

1. Cyrus Habib served as Lieutenant Governor of Washington from 2017-2021.
2. He was the first Iranian-American to hold statewide elected office in the US.
3. Habib is blind and lost his sight at age eight due to cancer.
4. He graduated from Columbia University and Yale Law School.
5. Habib speaks four languages: English, French, Spanish, and Persian.
6. During his tenure, he focused on issues such as education and disability rights.
7. In 2020, he announced that he would not seek re-election for a second term.
8. Habib is also an accomplished pianist and composer.
9. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1981 to Iranian immigrant parents.
10. Prior to serving as Lieutenant Governor, he was a member of the Washington State Senate.