Zain Asher Bio, Age, Family, Husband, CNN, Net Worth and Salary

Zain Asher the news anchor

Zain Asher Biography

Zain Asher was born as Zain Ejiofor Asher a business and personal finance correspondent for CNN International who is based in New York City.

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How old is Zain Asher? – Age

The British-Nigerian news anchor is 38 years old as of August 27, 2021. She was born in1983 in Balham, London, United Kingdom.

Zain Asher Family – Parents

He was born to Nigerian medical practitioners Obiajulu Ejiofor and Arinze Ejiofor. Her elder brother Chiwetel Ejiofor is a well-known actor.

Zain Husband

Her husband Steve Peoples is the chief political writer for the associated press. The couple tied the knot on 30 September 2017.

Zain Asher the news anchor
Zain Asher the news anchor

Zain Career(CNN)

Asher graduated from the University of Oxford, where she studied French and Spanish, graduating in oral Spanish with a degree. She received an MS from the Graduate School of Journalism of Columbia University in 2006. Asher also presents Marketplace Africa, the weekly business show of CNNI about the continent and its position inside global markets, and also interviews the program’s CEOs and world leaders.

she anchored CNN’s special coverage About #MyFreedomDay, a global call to action that raised awareness of modern-day slavery all over the world, as well as the deaths of Fidel Castro, boxing hero Muhammad Ali and singer George Michael. She has covered high-profile stories from the field, in addition to anchoring big breaking news stories for CNN, such as the 2014 abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls by Boko Haram rebels in Nigeria and the 2013 Boston Marathon terrorist attack.

Asher has also worked on the New York Stock Exchange, U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy, and high-profile IPOs as a CNN business reporter covering the stock market. Asher joined CNN from the magazine MONEY, where she covered employment and investment. Asher was a general assignment reporter in the greater New York area for News 12 prior to MONEY.

Zain Asher Net Worth – Salary

Her salary is not yet revealed. She has an estimated net worth of $500million which she has acquired from her career as a news anchor.