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David Ignatius Biography

David Ignatius is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on May 26, 1950 in Massachusetts, United States. A American journalist and writer of fiction, he is most famous for his 2007 novel Body of Lies, which is the story of an CIA officer who fights terror. His other novels are The Sun King (2000) and Bloodmoney (2011).

The novel he wrote, Body of Lies, was made into a movie with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Ignatius was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His parents are Nancy Sharpless (née Weiser) and Paul Robert Ignatius, a former Secretary of the Navy (1967–69), president of The Washington Post, and former president of the Air Transport Association. He is of Armenian descent on his father’s side, with ancestors from Harput, Elazığ, Turkey; his mother, a descendant of Puritan minister Cotton Mather, is of German and English descent.

Ignatius was raised in Washington, D.C., where he attended St. Albans School. He then attended Harvard College, from which he graduated magna cum laude in 1973. Ignatius was awarded a Frank Knox Fellowship from Harvard University and studied at King’s College, Cambridge, where he received a diploma in economics.

He got married to his doctor. Eve Thornberg, with whom he had three children.

NameDavid Ignatius
First NameDavid
Last NameIgnatius
OccupationNovelist
BirthdayMay 26
Birth Year1950
Place of Birth
Home TownMassachusetts
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignTaurus
Full/Birth Name
ParentsPaul Ignatius, Nancy Sharpless Weiser
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseEve Thornberg
Children(s)Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 1986 Ignatius left the Journal for the Washington Post. From 1986 to 1990 he was the editor of the “Outlook” section. From 1990 to 1992 he was foreign editor and oversaw the paper’s Pulitzer Prize–winning coverage of Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. From 1993 to 1999 he served as assistant managing editor in charge of business news. In 1999 he began writing a twice-weekly column on global politics, economics and international affairs.

David Ignatius Net Worth

David Ignatius is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Ignatius's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The graduate graduated at Harvard University and spent ten years working as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal.

While in Paris In Paris, he was an executive editor at The International Herald Tribune.

David Reynolds Ignatius (born May 26, 1950) is an American journalist and novelist. He is an associate editor and columnist for The Washington Post. He has written eleven novels, including Body of Lies, which director Ridley Scott adapted into a film. He is a former adjunct lecturer at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and currently Senior Fellow to the Future of Diplomacy Program. He has received numerous honors, including the Legion of Honor from the French Republic, the Urbino World Press Award from the Italian Republic, and a lifetime achievement award from the International Committee for Foreign Journalism.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeNovelist
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In addition to being a journalist, Ignatius is a successful novelist. He has written ten novels in the suspense/espionage fiction genre that draw on his experience and interest in foreign affairs and his knowledge of intelligence operations. Reviewers have compared Ignatius’s work to classic spy novels like those by Graham Greene. Ignatius’s novels have also been praised for their realism; his first novel, Agents of Innocence, was at one point described by the CIA on its website as “a novel but not fiction.” His 1999 novel, The Sun King, a reworking of The Great Gatsby set in late-20th-century Washington, is his only departure from the espionage genre.

Ignatius has been trustee of the German Marshall Fund since 2000. He is a member of the Council of the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London and has been a director of its U.S. affiliate since 2006. He has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 1984. From 1984 to 1990 he was a member of the governing board of St. Albans School.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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After completing his education, Ignatius was an editor at the Washington Monthly before moving to the Wall Street Journal, where he spent ten years as a reporter. At the Journal, Ignatius first covered the steel industry in Pittsburgh. He then moved to Washington, where he covered the Justice Department, the CIA, and the Senate. Ignatius was the Journal’ s Middle East correspondent from 1980 through 1983, during which time he covered the wars in Lebanon and Iraq. He returned to Washington in 1984, becoming chief diplomatic correspondent. In 1985 he received the Edward Weintal Prize for diplomatic reporting.

Ignatius supported the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Who is David Ignatius Dating?

According to our records, David Ignatius married to Eve Thornberg . As of December 1, 2023, David Ignatius’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2000 he became the executive editor of the International Herald Tribune in Paris. He returned to the Post in 2002 when the Post sold its interest in the Herald Tribune. Ignatius continued to write his column once a week during his tenure at the Herald Tribune, resuming twice-weekly columns after his return to the Post. His column is syndicated worldwide by The Washington Post Writers Group. The column won the 2000 Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary and a 2004 Edward Weintal Prize. In writing his column, Ignatius frequently travels to the Middle East and interviews leaders such as Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Lebanese military organization Hezbollah.

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Ignatius celebrates birthday on May 26 of every year.

In 2006 Ignatius wrote a foreword to the American edition of Moazzam Begg’s Enemy Combatant, a book about the author’s experiences as a detainee at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. In 2008, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Brent Scowcroft, and Ignatius published America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy, a book that collected conversations, moderated by Ignatius, between Brzezinski and Scowcroft. Michiko Kakutani of the New York Times named it one of the ten best books of 2008.

Is David Ignatius armenian?

He is of Armenian descent on his father’s side, with ancestors from Harput, Elazığ, Turkey; his mother, a descendant of Puritan minister Cotton Mather, is of German and English descent. Ignatius was raised in Washington, D.C., where he attended St. Albans School.

What nationality is David Ignatius?

American

How old is David Ignatius?

72 years (May 26, 1950)

Who wrote Body of Lies?

David Ignatius

Are David Ignatius books a series?

Books

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