Ksenia Svetlova

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Full Name	Ksenia Svetlova
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Jul 28, 1977(1977-07-28)
Age	47
Birthplace	Moscow
Country	Israel
Horoscope	Leo

Ksenia Svetlova Biography

Ksenia Svetlova is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on July 28, 1977 in Moscow, Israel. Svetlova was born in Moscow to a family of intelligentsia. Her father Professor Igor Svetlov, was an art historian and member of the Russian Academy of Arts, and her mother Svetlana Sorokina a patent lawyer. Her paternal grandfather Konstantin Dmitrievich Valerius was the chief of metallurgy production of the USSR and recipient of the Order of Lenin, before he was executed by Josef Stalin in 1938 and posthumously rehabilitated by Nikita Khrushchev in 1958. Her stepgrandfather was Yevgeny Vuchetich, the famous sculptor behind The Motherland Calls, who married her paternal grandmother, the art historian Sarah (née Samuel) Valerius. Her maternal grandmother, Dr. Victoria Moiseevna, was the head of the department of neurology, of First City hospital Moscow.

Before the 2015 Knesset elections, Svetlova joined the Zionist Union (an alliance of the Labor Party and Hatnuah) and was placed 21st on the list, a slot reserved for a candidate chosen by Hatnuah leader Tzipi Livni. She was elected to the Knesset as the alliance won 24 seats. After her election, she was required to give up her Russian citizenship, which had been an asset to her past travel to the Arab world.

In Israel, Svetlova attended Bat Zion Orthodox boarding school in Jerusalem. She later studied Islamic and Middle Eastern history at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, earning Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. As of 2015, she is a doctoral candidate in Middle Eastern studies and an associate professor at Hebrew University. She is also a policy fellow at Mitvim, the Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies.

In 2002, Svetlova joined the Russian language “Israel Plus” channel as a commentator on Arab affairs. She has written for newspapers and media outlets, including the Jerusalem Post, the Jerusalem Report, Haaretz and the BBC Russian Service. In her capacity as a journalist, she has interviewed Yasser Arafat, Ahmed Yassin, and Mahmoud Abbas.

Ksenia Svetlova Net Worth

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

Ksenia Svetlova (Hebrew: קסניה סבטלובה ‎; Russian: Ксения Светлова , born Moscow 28 July 1977) is an Israeli politician, journalist, associate professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and policy fellow at the Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies. She served as a member of Knesset for the Zionist Union.

Between 1984 and 1991, Svetlova attended School 77 in Moscow. In 1991, at age 14, she immigrated to Israel with her mother. Her mother said that the only country they could immigrate to was Israel, stating: “If we must leave our beloved city, our native Moscow, then we can only leave it for home.”

Svetlova had both Russian and Israeli citizenship. As a result of her Russian citizenship, while she was a journalist, she was able to travel extensively in the Arab world. However, in 2015, she renounced her Russian passport as a requirement for entering the Knesset, which she described as a career sacrifice. She speaks Russian, Hebrew, English, and Arabic. She lives in Modi’in and has two daughters.

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Ksenia Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Israel. Ksenia Svetlova celebrates birthday on July 28 of every year.