Roxana Saberi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Roxana Saberi
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Apr 26, 1977(1977-04-26)
Age	47
Birthplace	Belleville
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Aries

Roxana Saberi Biography

Roxana Saberi is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on April 26, 1977 in Belleville, New Jersey, United States. Roxana Saberi, born April 26, 1977, is an American freelance journalist. She was also a Miss North Dakota winner. She was accused of spying and was kept in Iran’s Evin Prison 101 days. The experience was documented in a book she wrote.

In 2003, Saberi moved from the US to Iran. The US-based Feature Story News distributed Saberi’s reports to a variety of broadcasters worldwide. Saberi soon became known to viewers and listeners of Channel News Asia and South African Broadcasting. She contributed occasionally to Fox News, NPR and PBS.

Saberi’s awards include the 2008 Medill Medal of Courage, the 2009 Ilaria Alpi Freedom of the Press Award, the 2009 NCAA Award of Valor, and a 2010 Project on Middle East Democracy Award.

On May 11, 2009, Saberi was freed from prison after the appeals court suspended her eight-year jail sentence. An appeals court reduced the charge against her from espionage to possessing classified information, a charge Saberi denied, and reduced her eight-year prison term to a two-year suspended sentence.

In 1997, she graduated from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota with degrees in Communication, and French. Saberi was also a member of the Cobbers soccer team between 1994 and 1996.

Roxana Saberi Net Worth

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

Saberi was born Belleville, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Reza Saberi (who was born in Iran) and Akiko Saberi (who emigrated to Japan). Her family moved to Fargo in North Dakota when she was six months of age. Saberi graduated with high honors from Fargo North High School, where she played soccer and piano. She also participated in Key Club, danceline, and the Fargo North High School Choir. Saberi was inducted in the school’s Hall of Fame on July 7, 2007.

She was Miss North Dakota 1997 and was one of the top ten finalists in Miss America 1998. She also won the Scholar Award. Saberi has a master’s in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University, and a second master’s in international relations at the University of Cambridge. She played for both the University soccer team and King’s College, Cambridge soccer teams. At the time of her arrest, she was working on a second master’s in Iranian studies.

In 2006, the Iranian authorities revoked Saberi’s press accreditation and closed the FSN bureau in Iran. She maintained a second press accreditation, permitting her to freelance in Iran for the BBC. In late 2006, it was also revoked. Following the revocation of her second press accreditation, Saberi cut ties with the BBC but continued to file occasional reports from the country for NPR, IPS and ABC Radio.

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On April 8, 2009, the Iranian government charged Saberi with espionage, which she denied. She was subsequently convicted and sentenced to an eight-year prison term. An appeals court reduced the charge against her from espionage to possessing classified information, a charge which she also denied, and reduced her eight-year prison term to a two-year suspended sentence. She was released on May 11, 2009.

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Roxana Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Roxana Saberi celebrates birthday on April 26 of every year.

In 2013 Saberi was hired by Al Jazeera America as a correspondent and senior producer.