Atia Abawi Biography| Wikipedia
Who is Atia Abawi?
Atia Abawi is an American author, analyst, host, writer, and television journalist, born on 8th August 1982 in West Germany. She was raised in the United States of America by her Afghanistan parents.
After her graduation, she received Virginia Tech’s Outstanding Alumna Award. She served as a foreign news journalist for CNN after completing her college education.
Atia worked in Kabul, Afghanistan for more than five years before moving to Jerusalem in 2013. She has won some awards including the George Foster Peabody Award, and the DuPont-Columbia Award.
Atia Abawi Age| Birthday
How old is Atia Abawi?
She was born on 8th August 1982 in West Germany. She celebrates her birthday on the 8th of August every year. Atia is 41 years old as of 2023 and her horoscope is Leo.
Atia Abawi Education
She went to Annandale High School. After completing her high school education, she enrolled in Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where she later graduated.
Atia Abawi Nationality| Ethnicity
What is Atia Abawi’s nationality?
She is of the white ethnic group. Atia has a dual Afghan-American nationality. She was born as a refugee in West Germany after her parents the civil war in Afghanistan in 1981. Atia was then raised in the United States of America.
Atia Abawi Family| Parents
She was born to Afghanistan parents, her mother, Mahnaz Ismail Abawi, and her father, Abdul Wahid Abawi, who fled from Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. She was then raised in the United States of America. There is no information about her siblings but the details are under review.
Atia Abawi Career| NBC News| CNN| CTV 76
She started her career as a reporter for CTV 76, a regional TV station in Largo, Maryland. Atia then relocated to Atlanta and began working for CNN and later NBC News.
Abawi spent most of her time in Afghanistan, where she worked with American, NATO, and Afghan Soldiers. this was during the US and ISAF combat campaign in Marjah, Afghanistan, in 2010. She was then hired as a correspondent and bureau chief for Afghanistan, by NBC News in the same year.
While at NBC, she covered the Royal Wedding from London and also analyzed and commented on NBC News’ special coverage about the United States raid that led to the death of Osama Bin Laden.
As an author, Atia has written a young adult book called A Land of Permanent Goodbyes, which was released in 2018. She also wrote a novel, based on her experiences in Afghanistan and named it The Secret Sky: A Novel of Forbidden Love in Afghanistan.
Atia Abawi Marriage | Husband
Is Atia Abawi married?
She is married to her husband Conor Powell, who is a former Fox News foreign correspondent. The two got married on 7th July 2012, in Leesburg, Virginia. They are blessed with two children, a son and a daughter but their names are still under review.
Atia Abawi Height| Weight| Body Measurement
She stands at an average height of 5 feet and 5 inches, which is approximately 1 meter and 65 centimeters tall. Atia also maintains an average body weight of 57 kg.
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Atia Abawi Salary
How much does Atia Abawi earn?
Her main source of income is her journalism career where she works at NBC News. According to the research done, Atia earns a monthly salary of more than $50,000.
Atia Abawi Net Worth
How much is Atia Abawi’s net worth?
She has made enormous wealth from her career as a journalist and also as an author. It is believed that her net worth stands between $1 million and $5 million.
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