Kamal Khan: Wiki, Bio, Age, Net Worth, Wife, Journalism, NDTV, Death

Kamal Khan: Wiki, Bio, Age, Net Worth, Wife, Journalism, NDTV, early life, personal life, Children, Height, Weight, Career, Ethnicity, Kamal, Caste. Kamal Khan was a very famous Indian journalist, reporter, resident editor, news presenter and entrepreneur. He was a resident of Lucknow Uttar Pradesh. He was well known for his phenomenal ground reports and sensational true reporting. He was very popular for working as a journalist and editor of NDTV. He was a very unbiased reporter and present the facts in a very decent and professional way. He was with NDTV since 1995. Being a very experienced journalist he remained to be as a ground reporter keeping the true roots of journalism alive. Apart from this, he was honoured with lots of awards and medals for his amazing work of journalism. According to NDTV, he was also awarded Ramnath Goenka award from the president of India. If you want to know more about Kamal Khan then I strongly recommend you to stay on this article.

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Kamal Khan Death

In the early morning of 14th January 2022, the whole Indian Journalism met with an irreparable loss. This was the morning when everybody’s favourite Mr Kamal Khan silently passed away at the mere age of 61. He died at his home in Butler Colony of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh. The reason given behind his death was a heart attack. He left the whole country weeping and his Legacy of phenomenal reports left behind. His sudden death of him gives a big shock to the media industry. Many famous politicians and journalists have paid tribute to him. Not only journalists but all of India pays tribute to this great Indian reporter. NDTV editor in chief Magsaysay Award winner Ravish Kumar who was also his very good friend stated in a blog that there will never be another Kamal Khan. Losing him is also kind of losing myself.

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Kamal Khan Early Life and Education

The Veteran and award-winning journalist Kamal Khan came to this world in the year 1960. He was born and raised in Lucknow Uttar Pradesh by his parents. He had a keen interest in journalism since his childhood. He was fond of reading books and had the whole collection of books throughout his entire life. For his primary education, Khan joined a local private school. He received his post-graduation degree in English literature from Moscow State University situated in Moscow Russia. He was a very educated person and never stopped learning. Apart from this he also studied the Russian language and philology from the same University. After that Khan began working in the journalism field. It was said before going to do any field report he always carried a bundle of books with him to furnish his reporting.

Kamal Khan Family

Kamaal Khan was born in a Muslim family in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He hasn’t shared many details about his family. According to the print, his father died when he was very young. Since then he was raised by his mother. His mother was a homemaker. He hasn’t revealed the name of his siblings or any parent. He did not share any kind of images of his parents on social media. But above all, he loved his family and spent a lot of time with them.

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Kamal Khan wife and children

Kamal Khan was a happily married man. He got married to his wife Ruchi Kumar. Ruchi Kumar is also a reporter and political leader. His wife was working at India TV. The exact date of the marriage is not yet known. Kamal Khan lived a very simple life and did not show off much. Kamaal Khan has also a son named Aman Khan. He has shared photos with his son on his Instagram account. The couple lived a happy life in the butler Colony Lucknow Uttar Pradesh.

Kamal Khan Career And Journalism

Kamal Khan started his career as a freelance journalist. Initially, he worked in some media channels. Later in January 1995, Kamal Khan join NDTV as a reporter and journalist. He remained in NDTV throughout his life. He also served the position of a Russian interpreter since we have studied the Russian language as well. Apart from this Khan also worked as a stint with the Hindi daily of The Times Group Navbharat Times. After joining NDTV Kamal mainly covered the news of Uttar Pradesh and the Uttarakhand States. He was a ground reporter and despite being a very experienced journalist he stuck to the ground reporting throughout his life. He was also awarded many awards and medals. He was awarded by Ganesha Shankar award, Ramnath Goenka award, NTR Award for Best Hindi reporter and many others. According to a blog by Ravish Kumar on NDTV, he said that it Kamal’s accomplishment demonstrates that while recollecting that him today, individuals are recalling his work. Kamal was a very active reader and had a huge collection of books. Twitter is overflowed with portions from a report. This is Kamal Kha. His work is a landmark. He gave more than 27 years of his life to true unbiased reporting. On 14 January 2022 to the whole Indian media felt a great shock and had an irreparable loss. He was one of the very few true reporters in India and to find a reporter like him who is very true and honest to his work is as hard to find a gin in the ocean.

Kamal Khan Net Worth

Kamal Khan was in Journalism for about three decades. He made a decent amount of money through his work but yet remain to keep his lifestyle simple. He got a good salary package from NDTV. According to an estimate his net worth is around 3 to 4 crore Indian rupees. At the time of his death, he was living a normal life in Lucknow.

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Here is the full Bio/Wiki of Kamal Khan, her/his family/ mother/ father/ brother name, age, height in feet, weight, body measurements, interests/hobbies, boyfriends, girlfriends, husband, wife, spouse, cars, property, bikes, address, email, house, hometown, ethnicity, hometown, birthplace, parents, achievements, phone number, school, his/her Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, earning /income/net worth, birthday, zodiac sign, education, caste, religion, Date Of Birth.

Kamal Khan Bio, Height, Weight, Profile, Net Worth

Real Name Kamal Khan
Nickname Kamal
Gender Male
Profession Journalist, Reporter, news editor and Presenter and entrepreneur
Height (approx.) in centimetres– 172 cm

in meters– 1.72 m

in feet inches– 5’ 8”

Weight (approx.) in kilograms– 75 kg

in pounds– 165 lbs

Figure Measurements (approx.) Not known
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Date of Birth 1960
Age (as in 2021) 61
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Not Known
Nationality Indian
Hometown Lucknow, India
School Not Known
College/University Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
Educational Qualification Post Graduation in English literature

Russian language

Graduation in Philology

Religion Islam
Ethnicity Indian
Caste Not Known
Address Butler Colony, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh.
Hobbies/Interests Travelling, Reading
Marital Status Married
Affairs/Boyfriends/Girlfriends Not Known
Sexuality Straight
Parents Father: Not Known

Mother: Not Known

Siblings Brother: Not known

Sister: Not Known

Husband/Wife/Spouse Ruchi Kumar
Children Son: Aman Khan
Net Worth 3 to 4 crores Indian Rupees.

Some lesser-known facts about Kamal Khan

  • He had great knowledge of politics.
  • He spent three decades in-ground journalism.
  • He has also worked for Navbharat Times and Dainik Jagaran.
  • In the year 2018 Khan appeared on TedX talks and give a powerful speech on the topic of peaceful religious coexistence: reality or myth.
  • He started reporting career from Amrit Prabhat local news channel Lucknow.
  • He has also worked as a Russian interpreter at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
  • He was an avid reader and read a lot of books in his free time.

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