Zain Asher Biography/Wiki
Zain Asher is a British Nigerian news broadcaster. Currently, she is working at CNN International based in New York City, United States of America. Nowadays, Asher broadcasts the weekend edition of CNN Newsroom. Moreover, consistently she is seen filling in on the Quest Means Business, First Move with Julia Chatterley, on the network’s premier business program, and The Express. Before she broadcasted CNN Newsroom on CNN America while serving on local channels in Mexico, Nigeria, and France. Moreover, she served in Federal Reserve monetary policy in the United States as well as high-profile IPOs.
Zain Asher Age/Birthday
How old is Zain? Asher is 38 years old as of 2021. Zain was born on August 27, 1983, in Balham, London Borough of Wandsworth, England. She celebrates her birthday on August 27th of every year.
Zain Asher Education
Asher attended and studied at Keble College, Oxford University in the year 2001. Later on, she graduated with a degree in Spanish and French in the year 2005. Moreover, during the time she graduated, she also joined the Colombia Campus a school of journalism. Lately, in the year 2006, she graduated with a Master of Science in broadcast journalism.
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Zain Asher Nationality/Ethnicity
Asher is a British Nigerian news journalist. She belongs to a white ethnicity/heritage. Currently, she is based in New York, United States of America.
Zain Asher Height/measurements
How tall is Zain? She stands approximately at the height of 5 feet 8 inches (Approx. 1.72m). She weighs 55kgs(121lbs). However, Zain has not revealed any other details regarding her other body measurements.
Zain Asher Family/Parents/Siblings
Asher is a daughter to her father Arinze Ejiofor and her mother Obiajulu Ejiofor. Currently, her father is a doctor and her mother is a pharmacist. Moreover, she was raised alongside her two siblings. Zain has a brother Chiwetel Ejiofor, who currently is a British actor. Also, she has a sister by name of Kandibe Ejiofor who is a medical doctor. Unfortunately, her father died in a road accident in Nigeria in the year 1988. However, her brother survived even though he had serious injuries.
Zain Asher Husband/Spouse
Asher is currently married to her loving husband Steve Peoples. The couple shared their wedding vows in a private ceremony. Moreover, they tied their knot on 30 September 2017 in New York.
Zain Asher Children
Asher has one child. Both Asher and Steve welcomed their first child in the year 2018. However, Zain does not reveal more details regarding her baby.
Zain Asher Salary
Asher is a CNN news anchor. Moreover, her estimated annual salary ranges from $90,000-$120,500.
Zain Asher Net Worth
As she has almost three decades spanned in the journalism industry, the estimated value of her annual income net worth ranges from $2 million to $4 million.
Zain Asher CNN
Zain often hosts Market place, Africa. Moreover, she anchors CNN’s weekly business show about the continent. Furthermore, Asher’s initial role involves the wrapping of the New York Stoke Exchange in CNN’s head office based in Atlanta. Later on, she was made a news broadcaster for the CNN Newsroom on weekdays. Also, she often interviews CEOs as well as world leaders on matters of finance. Moreover, Asher reported CNN’s coverage around MyFreedomDay. Also, she broadcasted the deaths of singer George Michael, Fidel Castro, and boxing legend Muhammad Ali. In addition, Asher has also anchored some major breaking news stories on CNN. This includes the 2013 terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon as well as the story of the 2014 kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria.
