Ali Velshi
Ali Velshi (born October 29, 1968, or 1969) is a Canadian television journalist, a senior economic and business correspondent for NBC News, and an anchor for MSNBC. He was also a substitute anchor for Top Story with Tom Llamas on NBC News Now at weeknights and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC at Friday night. Velshi is based in New York City. Known for his work on CNN, he was CNN's Chief Business Correspondent, anchor of CNN's Your Money and a co-host of CNN International's weekday business show World Business Today. In 2013, he joined Al Jazeera America, a channel that launched in August of that year. He hosted Ali Velshi on Target until Al Jazeera America ceased operations on April 12, 2016. He has worked for MSNBC since October 2016.
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Born | Nairobi, Kenya | October 29, 1968 or 1969 (age 55–54)
Alma mater | Queen's University |
Occupation(s) | Broadcast journalist, author |
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Relatives | Murad Velshi (father) Shaf Keshavjee Mohamed Keshavjee |
Website | alivelshi |