Masih Alinejad

Quick Facts

Full Name	Masih Alinejad
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Sep 11, 1976(1976-09-11)
Age	48
Country	Iran
Horoscope	Virgo

Masih Alinejad Biography

Masih Alinejad is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on September 11, 1976 in Iran. Political activist and journalist from Iran who is well-known for her reporting as well as a journalist with the VOA Persian Service, Radio Farda, Manoto television, and IranWire. She has criticized Iranian officials and written numerous publications that are written in Persian such as Tahasson, Taj-e-Khar, and Gharar Sabz.

There has been controversy over her having a meeting with a number members of She has caused controversy by meeting with several of Donald Trump‘s advisors including Mike Pompeo.’s advisors including Mike Pompeo.

Alinejad was born as Masoumeh Alinejad, but uses the first name “Masih” (Persian for “anointed” or “Messiah”), which is the title of Jesus of Nazareth in Islam and Christianity. Alinejad was politically active from a young age, and was arrested in 1994 for producing leaflets critical of the government. She began her career in journalism in 2001 with Hambastegi daily, and then worked for Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA). Papers, including Shargh, Bahar, Vaghaye Ettefaghiye, Ham-Mihan, and Etemad Melli, have also published her articles. During the sixth and seventh parliament, Alinejad was the parliamentary reporter. In 2005, she wrote an article suggesting that government ministers had claimed they received pay cuts; they were actually receiving considerable sums of money as “bonuses” for everything from serving religious duties to ringing in the New Year. The article generated lots of controversy, and led to her dismissal from parliament.

In 2008, she wrote a highly controversial article in Etemad-e Melli daily, called “Song of the Dolphins”, where she compared Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s followers to hungry dolphins that make sounds and perform entertaining acts to grab a morsel of food from their trainer. Some people regarded the article as very offensive towards the president and the people, and eventually, Mehdi Karroubi, the director of the paper, had to apologise for the article.

Her birthplace was and was raised within Ghomikola, Babol, Iran.

Masih Alinejad Net Worth

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

Her political activism began in 1994, when she published a leaflet against the government of Iran, which led to her arrest. She was then employed as a reporter for several newspapers, like those of the Shargh, Bahar, and Vaghaye. Her work was then noticed after 2014 as she created My Stealthy Freedom which was a Facebook page that was created to permit Iranian women to share photos of themselves wearing no hijab.

She has been awarded numerous prizes for her journalism and activism, including an award for human rights in 2015 from the United Nations Watch Geneva Summit for Human Rights and the Omid Journalism Award from the Mehdi Semsar Foundation, and an AIB Media Excellence Award.

Masoumeh “Masih” Alinejad-Ghomi (Persian: مسیح علی‌نژاد ‎, born 11 September 1976) is an Iranian journalist author, political activist, and women’s rights activist. Contracted by the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Alinejad currently works as a presenter/producer at VOA Persian Service, a correspondent for Radio Farda, a frequent contributor to Manoto television, and a contributing editor to IranWire.

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Who is Masih Alinejad Dating?

According to our records, Masih Alinejad married to Kambiz Foroohar. As of December 1, 2023, Masih Alinejad’s is not dating anyone.

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Alinejad is well known for her criticism of Iranian authorities. She now lives in exile in New York City, and has won several awards, including a human rights award from UN Watch’s 2015 Geneva Summit for Human Rights, the Omid Journalism Award from the Mehdi Semsar Foundation, and a “Highly Commended” AIB Media Excellence Award.

Facts & Trivia

Masih Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iran. Masih Alinejad celebrates birthday on September 11 of every year.

Alinejad’s memoir, The Wind in My Hair, dealing with her journey from a tiny village in northern Iran to becoming a journalist and creating an online movement that sparked the nationwide protests against compulsory hijab, was published by Little Brown in 2018. The New York Times said the book paints a vivid portrait of modern Iran and is told with a blunt honesty that seems a characteristic of Alinejad’s life and writing. It is a gripping tale that permits us to peek at the inner workings of the Iranian Revolution and consider the question of its health and longevity.

Top Facts about Masih Alinejad

1. Masih Alinejad is an Iranian-American journalist, writer, and activist.
2. She gained international recognition for launching the #MyStealthyFreedom campaign.
3. Alinejad advocates for women’s rights in Iran and challenges compulsory hijab laws.
4. She has faced threats and harassment from the Iranian government.
5. In 2019, she published her memoir “The Wind in My Hair.”
6. Alinejad has been honored with numerous awards for her activism.
7. Her social media presence amplifies stories of Iranian women’s struggles.
8. She currently hosts a weekly program on Voice of America Persian TV.
9. Alinejad promotes freedom of expression and fights against censorship in Iran.
10. Her work inspires many around the world to stand up for human rights.

Who is Masih Alinejad husband?

Kambiz Foroohar

Is Masih Alinejad American?

Masih Alinejad is an Iranian-American journalist and activist. She hosts a show called “Tablet,” via the Persian Service of the Voice of America. She also has a very large social-media presence: involving about 7 million followers, more than Iran’s “supreme leader” has, she notes.

Where masih Alinejad lives?

She now lives in exile in New York City , and has won several awards, including the 2015 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy women’s rights award, the Omid Journalism Award from the Mehdi Semsar Foundation, and a “Highly Commended” AIB Media Excellence Award.