Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria
	Zakaria in 2012
Born	Fareed Rafiq Zakaria; January 20, 1964; Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Education	Yale University (BA); Harvard University (MA, PhD);
Occupations	Journalist; writer; political commentator;
Employer	CNN
Notable credits	Fareed Zakaria GPS, host (2008‍–‍present); Time, contributing editor (2010‍–‍2014); Newsweek International, editor (2000‍–‍2010); Foreign Exchange, host (2005‍–‍2007); Foreign Affairs, former managing editor;
Spouse	Paula Throckmorton (m. 1997; div. 2018)
Children	3
Parents	Rafiq Zakaria (father); Fatima Zakaria (mother);
Relatives	Arif Zakaria (cousin); Asif Zakaria (cousin);
Awards	Padma Bhushan (2010)
Website	Official website
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Fareed Rafiq Zakaria (/fəˈriːd zəˈkɑːriə/; born January 20, 1964) is an Indian-born American journalist, political commentator, and author. He is the host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS and writes a weekly paid column for The Washington Post. He has been a columnist for Newsweek, editor of Newsweek International, and an editor at large of Time.