Ali Velshi

Canadian television journalist, senior economic and business correspondent for NBC News
Person human Q4725250
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Ali Velshi

Summary

Ali Velshi is a human[1]. He was born in Nairobi[2]. He was born on +1969-10-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4] and television presenter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month, #7,035 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Ali Velshi was born in Nairobi[2].
  • Ali Velshi was born on +1969-10-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ali Velshi's father was Murad Velshi[7].
  • Ali Velshi held citizenship in Kenya[8].
  • Ali Velshi held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Ali Velshi's professions included journalist[4].
  • Ali Velshi worked as a television presenter[5].
  • Ali Velshi was educated at Queen's University[10].
  • Ali Velshi's religion is recorded as Islam[11].
  • Ali Velshi's image is recorded as Ali Velshi.png[12].
  • Ali Velshi is recorded as male[13].
  • Ali Velshi's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Ali Velshi's ISNI is recorded as 0000000038664049[15].
  • Ali Velshi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51169752[16].
  • Ali Velshi's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2008081359[17].
  • Ali Velshi's IdRef ID is recorded as 154849715[18].
  • Ali Velshi's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1869431[19].
  • Ali Velshi's Commons category is recorded as Ali Velshi[20].
  • Ali Velshi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07pbns[21].
  • Ali Velshi's given name is recorded as Ali[22].
  • Ali Velshi's official website is recorded as http://alivelshi.com[23].
  • Ali Velshi's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014[24].
  • Ali Velshi's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013[25].
  • Ali Velshi's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015[26].
  • Ali Velshi's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016[27].

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Origins and Family

Ali Velshi's place of birth was Nairobi[2]. He was born on +1969-10-29T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Murad Velshi[7].

Education

Ali Velshi's education included a stint at Queen's University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4] and television presenter[5].

Personal Life

Ali Velshi's religion is recorded as Islam[11].

Why It Matters

Ali Velshi ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month, #7,035 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Ali Velshi born?

Ali Velshi was born in Nairobi[2].

Who were Ali Velshi's parents?

Ali Velshi's father was Murad Velshi[7].

What did Ali Velshi do for work?

Ali Velshi worked as journalist[4] and television presenter[5].

Where did Ali Velshi go to school?

Ali Velshi was educated at Queen's University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Davos 2013 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Davos 2015 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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