Rudi Bakhtiar Biography and Wiki
Rudi Bakhtiar is an American producer for Reuters in Washington, D.C. She is famously known for anchoring CNN Headline News Tonight, a prime-time national three-hour newscast in the United States.
Bakhtiar has also anchored other high-profile newscasts for CNN including Anderson Cooper 360. She has over a decade of perception working for international news outlets including CNN, Voice of America, and Reuters News.
Rudi Bakhtiar Age and Birthday
Bakhtiar is 56 years old as of 2020, she was born on June 21, 1966, in Fresno, California, United States. She celebrates her birthday on June 21, every year and her birth sign is Gemini.
Rudi Bakhtiar Height and Weight
Bakhtiar stands at a height of 5’0″ (1.52m) and her body measurements are 33-28-34. However, details regarding her other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.
Rudi Bakhtiar Education
Bakhtiar went to the University of California, Los Angeles, where she acquired a bachelor of science in biology in 1990, planning to be a dentist. She was accepted to New York University Dental School but had reservations about going to dental school. She also studied architecture at the Career Discovery Program at the Harvard School of Design.
Rudi Bakhtiar Family and Siblings
Bakhtiar was born to Iranian immigrants of Bakhtiari heritage. She has a younger brother and younger sister. Her father died of oropharyngeal cancer in 2005.
Shapour Bakhtiar is Rudi’s father’s uncle, the last prime minister of Iran under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Her great aunt was the Shah of Iran’s second wife (Soraya Esfandiary). Rudi’s great-grandfather is named Sardar Jang.
At the age of two, her family moved from Fresno, California, to Los Angeles. Her family moved back to Iran when she was five. She was raised in Iran until the 1979 Iranian Revolution when her family moved back to the United States when she was 17. Bakhtiar loved to ride horses as a child.
Rudi Bakhtiar Husband
Bakhtiar has not gone public with her relationship, it is not publicly known whether she is married or in a relationship. Her partner will be updated as soon as possible.
Rudi Bakhtiar Children
As of 2020, there isn’t any documented report about Bakhtiar having kids. Nevertheless, this information is currently under review and will be updated once we get it from a reliable source.
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Rudi Bakhtiar Fox News
Bakhtiar later joined Fox News Channel in January 2006 as a general correspondent. She was reporting on major international news stories such as the Ahmadinejad-al-Maliki summit in Tehran in September 2006 and also the trial and execution of Saddam Hussein later that year. Fox News terminated its contract with Bakhtiar in 2007 after a complaint of alleged sexual harassment.
Rudi Bakhtiar Salary
Reuters News news anchor salaries range from an average of $33,774 to $112,519 a year. However, these figures may vary substantially according to the level of seniority of the employee in question. At the moment, we do not have Bakhtiar’s exact salary but we’ll keep tabs and update once it is available.
Rudi Bakhtiar Net Worth
Bakhtiar has an estimated net worth of $300,000 as of 2020. This includes her assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her career as a news anchor. Through her various sources of income, she has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
Rudi Bakhtiar Now
In 2008 Bakhtiar switched careers to become the first director of public relations for the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans. It is an organization dedicated to building an inclusive and representative voice in the public and political arena for Iranian Americans.
There, Bakhtiar produced mini-documentaries called “Profiles of Iranian Americans” which focused on the lives of successful Iranian Americans. She then created and produced the organization’s signature star-studded community event “Passing the Torch of Success.
This was before being pushed out of the organization owing to her strong stance on Iran’s human rights violations.
Bakhtiar testified before the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Iran’s human rights crisis in May 2011, claiming under the leadership of Ayatollah Khamenei “Iran has become one of the worst violators of human rights in the world…egregiously violating virtually every article of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, of which Iran is a member state.” Bakhtiar is a producer for Reuters in Washington, DC.
Rudi Bakhtiar Awards
Bakhtiar received the Iranian American Republican Council Achievement Award in 2002 in recognition of outstanding achievements, excellence, and accomplishments within the Iranian American community. According to Lycos, she was also ranked ninth in the top 20 TV news personalities with the most searches from January through August that year.
Bakhtiar was the master of ceremonies for the Iranian American Technology Council Gala in Washington D.C. on December 4, 2003. She was also the master of ceremonies for the University of California, Irvine, lecture given by Shirin Ebadi who is a Nobel Peace Prize winner, on May 21, 2005.
Rudi Bakhtiar Alleged Sexual Harassment
Bakhtiar complained to Fox News about alleged sexual harassment in 2007 by Brian Wilson before his promotion to the Washington bureau chief. In public reports published in July 2016, Brian denies harassing Rudi.
This led to Fox News terminating her contract the same year. Although Bakhtiar agreed in her settlement not to speak of her experience at Fox News, she then decided to speak in the wake of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Fox News CEO Roger Ailes by Gretchen Carlson in July 2016.
Flynn Intel Group
Bakhtiar worked on an unfinished documentary on Turkey after the failed coup attempt. This was before Michael Flynn was officially named National Security Advisor for President Donald Trump. A Turkish businessman had paid the Flynn Intel Group, a lobbying group in the US, more than a half a million dollars. It was for the making of the film but he was adamant no one knew who they were.
Bakhtiar complained she was not being allowed to show a balanced view of the events and said that the documentary was going to destroy Gülen, who was a Turkish cleric whom Erdogan would like to see extradited to Turkey, from the US. In June 2017, Rudi said she had not been contacted by people investigating Mr. Flynn. By November 2017, it had been reported that FBI agents investigating Flynn had contacted her.
Who is Rudabeh Bakhtiar?
Bakhtiar is a producer for Reuters in Washington, D.C. She is famously known for anchoring CNN Headline News Tonight, a prime-time national three-hour newscast in the United States.
How old is Rudi Bakhtiar?
Bakhtiar is an American national born on June 21, 1966, in Fresno, California.
How tall is Rudabeh Bakhtiar?
Bakhtiar stands at a height of 5’0″ (1.52m).
Is Rudi Bakhtiar married?
Details about her love life are still under review. We will let you know when she gets in a relationship or when we discover helpful information about her love life.
How much does Rudi Bakhtiar make?
Per our average wage estimates for a journalist in the United States, Bakhtiar receives an annual salary ranging between $ 24,292 and $ 72,507 that translates to an hourly average wage of between $ 10.15 and $ 31.32.
How much is Rudi Bakhtiar worth?
Bakhtiar has an approximate net worth of $300,000. This amount has been accrued from her leading roles in the media industry.
Where does Rudi Bakhtiar live?
Because of security reasons, Bakhtiar has not shared her precise location of residence. We will immediately update this information if we get the location and images of her house.
Is Rudi Bakhtiar dead or alive?
Bakhtiar is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.
Rudi Bakhtiar Social Media Contacts
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