Jomana Karadsheh Biography
Jomana Karadsheh is an international correspondent working at CNN in Istanbul. She has been working with the network since June 2006.
Jomana Karadsheh Age
Karadsheh is 41 years as of 2022. She was born on November 11, 1981, in Amman, Jordan.
Jomana Karadsheh Height
Karadsheh stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Jomana Karadsheh Family
Karadsheh has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents.
Jomana Karadsheh Husband
Karadsheh is married to a British husband named Scott, Who is a former NHS and military paramedic. The couple is blessed with a six-year-old son named Alex Scott.
Jomana Karadsheh Net Worth
Karadsheh has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as an international correspondent.
Jomana Karadsheh Salary
She earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 100 000.
Jomana Karadsheh Education
Karadsheh graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in print journalism, from the Lebanese American University in Beirut.
Jomana Karadsheh Career
Karadsheh works for CNN where she serves as a national correspondent based in Istanbul Bureau. While at the station Jomana has reported from countries across North Africa and the Middle East including Syria and Iraq.
She began her career at CNN’s Baghdad bureau in Iraq between 2005-2011, serving as a producer and a reporter. Jomana covered major news events including the withdrawal of US forces from the country, and Iraq’s first democratic elections.
She was among the number of CNN correspondents on the ground in Iraq in 20144 and 2015 reporting on the battle to recapture cities from the terror group and the rise of ISIS. In 2011, Karadsheh was part of CNN’s award-winning teams, covering the “Arab Spring” across the region in Tunisia, Syria, Libya, and Egypt.
Jomana was among of foreign journalists held hostage at the Rixos Hotel, in Tripoli by loyalists to former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in August 2011. She was identified for her role in negotiating the release of the group.
Jomana returned to Tripoli later that year and was based there until 2014. when inter-militia fighting spread across the capital and destroyed the main airport. While in Libya, she reported stories including Libya’s first post-Gadhafi democratic elections.
Furthermore, Karadsheh was the only American TV journalist on the ground in Libya reporting live as the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi was unfolding in September. Additionally, in October 2013, US Special Forces grabbed former al-Qaeda operative Abu Anas al-Libi in a raid in Tripoli.
Jomana Karadsheh Doha
Moreover, Karadsheh has also reported from a number of Gulf Arab states on major stories including coverage from Doha of the Saudi-led blockade in 2017. She has covered the historic day as the ban on women driving was lifted in Saudi Arabia in 2018. In addition to reporting out of CNN’s regional hub in Abu Dhabi in 2013. Jomana has been one of CN’s correspondents covering the refugee crisis in neighboring countries and the war in Syria.
Furthermore, she was part of the CNN team that covered the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi mission in Istanbul for weeks. In addition to that Jomana was one of the first journalists on the scene interviewing Khashoggi’s fiancé and reporting live from outside the building- before the world’s press descended on the location. Before working at CNN, Karadsheh was working with other US media organizations in the region.
Jomana Karadsheh CNN
Karadsheh is working at CNN where She works alongside other famous CNN meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Nia-Malika Henderson
- Melanie Hicken
- Kristen Holmes
- Joe Johns
- Athena Jones
- Randi Kaye
- Alison Kosik
- Kyung Lah
- Ed Lavandera
- MJ Lee
- Oren Liebermann
- Kristie Lu Stout
- Suzanne Malveaux
- Phil Mattingly
Jomana Karadsheh Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Instagram, and Twitter. She has over 15k followers on Instagram and over 27k followers on her Twitter accounts.