Rana Ayyub Age, Biography, Husband, Family, Facts & More
Bio | |
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Real Name | Rana Ayyub Khan |
Profession | Journalist, Author, Columnist |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 6” |
Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 60 kg in Pounds- 132 lbs |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 1 May 1984 |
Age (as in 2017) | 33 Years |
Birth Place | Srinagar, J&K, India |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Taurus |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Srinagar, J&K, India |
School | Did schooling from Srinagar |
College/University | Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India |
Educational Qualifications | Post Graduation in Social Communications and Media from Jamia Millia Islamia |
Family | Father- Name Not Known Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known |
Religion | Islam |
Hobbies | Traveling, Reading, Listening to Music |
Major Controversies | There have been disputes between Rana Ayyub, Tarun Tejpal and Shoma Chaudhury of Tehelka over dropped stories and editorial decisions. |
Boys, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Not Known |
Husband | Not Known |
Children | Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Rana Ayyub
- Does Rana Ayyub smoke?: Not Known
- Does Rana Ayyub drink alcohol?: Not Known
- She was born to an upper-middle-class family in Srinagar, J&K.
- She attained her primary schooling from Srinagar.
- For higher education, she moved to New Delhi, where she pursued her Post Graduation in Social Communications and Media.
- Ayyub also has an experience in filmmaking and radio shows.
- In 2008, she joined Tehelka as an Investigations and Political Affairs Journalist.
- Before joining Tehelka, she worked as a freelancer for various news channels.
- In October 2011, Ayyub was honored with “Sanskriti Award” for excellence in journalism.
- In 2013, she resigned from Tehelka over a dispute with Tarun Tejpal (editor-in-chief of Tehelka) as there was a sexual assault charge against him.
- The Outlook magazine listed her investigation of the alleged Gujarat fake encounters as one of the 20 greatest magazine stories of all time across the world.
- She is a good friend of Bollywood actress Richa Chadha.
- She played the role of a journalist in the 2016 Bollywood film- Chalk n Duster.
- She is a staunch critic of Narendra Modi-led Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Government.