Ash-har Quraishi Bio, Family, Marriage, Wedding, Net Worth & Salary

In this era, everybody’s into news and we all are curious to know every single detail on what’s happening in the world. Regarding this, journalists have played vital roles in our lives. Likewise, in today’s topic, we will be talking about an American broadcast journalist who has contributed his life in the Journalism field. Well, the reporter is none other than Ash-har Quraishi.

Ash-har is a reporter for WMAQ-TV in Chicago. Previously, he worked as the chief Midwest correspondent for now-defunct Al Jazeera America at it’s Chicago Bureau. Wanna know more about his bio, net worth, and personal life? If so then we suggest you read the whole article.

How rich os Quraishi?

As a news reporter, Ash-har has gathered a big chunk of money. He has worked for several big news networks which have paid him a huge amount of money. From his successful career, he has a net worth of around $1 million. No doubt, the reporter collected such a big chunk of money from his works in the journalism field. Besides, there is no proper information about his earnings and other financial assets.

Ash-har served as CNN’s bureau chief in Islamabad and was listed in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against the National Security Agency. As a reporter for WTTW, Quraishi makes $45,000 per annum as an average salary. So far, Ash-har is currently enjoying a rich and lavish lifestyle with his family.

About Ash-har

Ash-har Quraishi was born on January 5, 1975, in Chicago, Illinois, the United States of America. He is American by nationality and belongs to Indian descent. He graduated from Von Steuben High School in Chicago and later he attended the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Besides, there is no further information about his parents and family background in the media. Also, he hasn’t shared the details about his siblings.

Career Details

Ash-har Quraishi started his professional career soon after graduation. He worked as CNN’s Islamabad Bureau Chief covering news from across Pakistan. In 2001, he became CNN’s youngest International Bureau Chief at the age of 26. Quraishi also covered Pakistani elections in 2002 and was the first Western journalist to announce the arrest of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a alleged 9/11 planner.

He started working for the news channel WTTW and the Chicago News Cooperative, on March 16, 2010. He left the CNC to became a full-time correspondent for Chicago Tonight in April 2011.  In addition, he was honored by the South Asian Journalists Association for his coverage of the 2002 parliamentary elections. Jim Acosta, Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper, and Chris Cuomo are some popular CNN reporters.

Ash-har Quraishi’s Wife

As a reporter, Ash-har is always infornt of the camera sharing every single news. Despite living 24/7 under the media’s shade, Quraishi has kept his personal details far from the media. However, the CNN reporter is happily married to his long time girlfriend turned wife Basma Quraishi. The love birds exchanged their wedding vows in a private ceremony.

So far, there are very few details about Basma in the media. The duo might have dated several years before they decided to get married. There are no single details about their wedding and venue. From their beautiful marriage, the couple has a daughter Junnah Quraishi. Back on August 21, 2012, Ash-har and Basma welcomed their second child, a son Faaz S. Quraishi. He was born weighing 7 lbs, 3 oz.