Amna Nawaz Biography
Amna Nawaz is an award winning American Journalist who is currently working at PBS as a co-anchor for PBS News Hour together with Geoff Bennett. She joined the Network in 2018. Previously she had worked at ABC News and NBC News as a correspondent.
Amna Nawaz Age
She was born on 18 September 1979 in Virginia, United States of America. Her birth sign is Virgo and she turned 44 years old in 2023. Nawaz belongs to Pakistan Heritage and Muslim religion.
Amna Nawaz’s Height
She stands on approximate height of 5feet 7inches tall. (1.71m)
Amna Nawaz Education
She studied at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia. She later graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor of Arts degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. At the University, She was the Co-captain of the women’s field Hockey team. She also proceeded with her Education in London School of Economics where she earned a Master’s degree in Comparative Politics. Her career dream was to become a Lawyer but changed her mind set after attending a Fellowship at ABC News.
Amna Nawaz Parents and Siblings
Nawaz was born to Pakistani parents in Virginia, United States where she was also raised. Her father Shuja Nawaz was a Pakistani Journalist. He was the brother to Asif Nawaz Janjua, a former Pakistan Army Chief. Details about her mother’s identity and siblings are not known.
Amna Nawaz Husband and Children
She is Married to Paul Werdel. They tied did their wedding in 2007 and are parents to two children, daughters whose identities has been kept out of public.
Amna Nawaz’s Salary and Net worth
Nawaz’s Salary and Net worth is not known but she has accumulated most of her wealth through her career.
Amna Nawaz Career
Nawaz is currently a co-anchor of PBS News Hour and she joined the network in 2018. In 2021 she became News hour Correspondent and she has co-anchored News Hour since January 2023 after replacing Judy Woodruff. She firstly worked at NBC where she worked on documentaries and later she joined the NBC’s investigative unit. Also she was NBC’s correspondent and Bureau Chief at Islamabad Bureau.
In 2015, she joined ABC News where she anchored US election and national political coverage and also hosted ABC’s podcast series named Uncomfortable.
She became the first Asian American and Muslim woman to moderate a US presidential debate in 2019.
Amna Nawaz’s Awards
Amna has received several awards in her career and some of them are:
- Society for Features Journalism award
- Peabody Award for reporting the shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
- News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing
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