Faisal Islam is one of the Famous figures on British Television with his coverage as Political Journalist. He, with his hard work and excellent performance, has managed to get 248K followers on his Twitter and is recognized as one of the Best Journalist.
Faisal Islam Married, Children? Discerning Into His Personal Life
The British Journalist previously indicated he might be married on his Twitter. Faisal, being a person focused more on career, surprised his fans by hinting he may indeed have a wife.
Looking into his tweet of 7 April 2015, he hinted that he has a wife. Replying to his fellow Scotland follower tweet, he said that his wife wouldn’t approve if he married Osborne.
Furthermore on 17 June 2017, Faisal said on his Twitter that his wife contacted Kensington Council to offer a room. His followers on Twitter were amazed to find he had the wife, to which he replied saying he has a fantastic wife.
Faisal's follower on 17 June 2017 finding surprised when they learned he has a wife (Credit: Faisal Islam's Twitter)
Residing in London, UK, Faisal has further not spilled his beans as to whether he stays with his wife and children or is compelled to live far from his family.
Short Bio And Career
Faisal Islam, award-winning English economics and political journalist, was born on 29 May 1977 in Manchester, England, UK. His family was the origin of Bengali, and his father was an immigrant.
Faisal Islam celebrating his 40th Birthday on 29 May 2017 (Credit: Emily Purser's Twitter)
He studied at Manchester Grammer School in Manchester, and in 1988, completed his college at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. In 2000, he post-graduated on Diploma in Newspaper Journalism from City University in London.
Faisal, who is British by nationality, started his work as economics journalist for The Observer newspaper. In 2004, he went to Channel 4 News and became a business correspondent. Later in May 2004, he became economics editor, but Paul Mason replaced him on 1 June 2014.
After spending the fantastic decade at Channel 4, he joined Sky News in 2014 as Political Editor. He was named as the heir of Adam Boulton who was also the long-serving political editor of Sky News.
Before the Scottish Independence Refenderum that took place in September 2014, Islam took up his new post as Political Editor at Sky News. His recognition as the political journalist on Sky News earned him a jaw-breaking salary, ranging in high hundred thousand.
Besides his time as a journalist, he is also known for Channel 4 News (2006-2007) where he portrayed as economics correspondent, and in Dispatches (2011) and Sky News: Sunrise (2017) as the political editor.
Awards And Net Worth Of The British Journalist
In 2000, Faisal won Wincott Award for Young Financial Journalist of the Year, and in 2001, was shortlisted at British Press Awards. He was named as Young Journalist of the Year by Royal Society of Television in February 2006.
From 2007 to 2017, he was nominated and won many awards including Broadcast News Journalism Award, Wincott’s Foundation Award, Business Journalist of the Year, Broadcast News Reporter of the Year, British Muslim Awards and Royal Television Society Award.
Being involved in various news organizations and being one of the best English journalists, he currently enjoys a net worth of $16 million.
