Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden
Celebrated Name: Edward Snowden
Real Name/Full Name: Edward Joseph Snowden
Gender: Male
Age: 40 years old
Birth Date: 21 June 1983
Birth Place: Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States
Nationality: American
Height: 1.8 m
Weight: 70 kg
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Marital Status: Married
Wife/Spouse (Name): Lindsay Mills (m. 2017)
Children: N/A
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Profession: American journalist
Net Worth in 2024: $1 million
Last Updated: March 2024

Edward Snowden is a well-known computer professional from America who is also a former CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) employee and was a contractor of the United States government. NSA hired him in 2013 he was charged by the United States Department of Justice in June 2013 and has been in temporary asylum in Russia.

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Early Life

Edward Joseph Snowden was born on June 21, 1983, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina to his parents Elizabeth Barrett Snowden and Lonnie Snowden. He had mononucleosis at a young age.

He missed his school but has passed the GED test. Snowden later went to Anne Arundel Community College. Without earning an undergraduate college degree, he worked online for a master’s degree in the England’s University of Liverpool in 2011

Personal life

Edward Snowden was in a relationship with acrobat and dancer Lindsey Mills. The couple were dating each other since 2009

Snowden has interest in Japanese culture and has also got basic Chinese Mandarin language knowledge.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on 21 June 1983, Edward Snowden is 40 years old as of today’s date 29th March 2024. His height is 1.8 m tall, and weight is 70 kg.

Career

Edward Snowden started his career by getting enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in May 2004. He did not complete his training and was discharged in September 2004. In 2005, he became a security guard in the Center for Advanced Study of Language at the University of Maryland.

In 2006, he was employed at the CIA. He was responsible for the global communications department in Langley, Virginia. He later became the technology specialist of CIA and used to live in a hotel for six months. He was stationed in Geneva, Switzerland in 2007.

In 2009, he used to work for Dell as a contractee. With Dell, Snowden was associated for four years. During that time he became an expert in cyber counterintelligence and was given the title of “cyber strategist.” In 2012, he was assigned as a lead technologist by Dell in Hawaii. In 2014, he was involved in a fed with the US Government.

In 2013, it was revealed that Snowden has revealed up to 10,000 documents before flying to Hong Kong. The first journalist to report on the documents of Snowden was The Washington Post’s, Barton Gellman.

In June 2013, Edward Snowden landed at the Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow. He has been granted political asylum in Russia

Awards & Achievements

In 2013, Edward Snowden was awarded the German Whistleblower Prize. He won the Sam Adams Award in 2013. In 2014, he won the Big Brother Awards. He is also the recipient of the Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize in 2014. He received the Joint Honorary Award in 2014. Snowden is the winner of 2014 International League for Human Rights Award. Other awards won by him include IQ Award and Norsk PEN Ossietzky Prize

Net Worth & Salary of Edward Snowden in 2024

Edward Snowden Net Worth
Edward Snowden Net Worth

As of March 2024, Edward Snowden has an estimated net worth of more than $1 million. He made this fortune as a computer professional. In 2013, his salary was $200,000 per annum. By 2015, his income used to come from speaking fees. He used to charge over $10,000 for a single appearance.

Edward Snowden is considered one of the most popular computer professionals in the world. He has been in political asylum in Russia in the past few years. Despite disclosing many secret documents of the U.S. government, Edward Snowden remains a popular figure in the world.

He has been critiqued by several names like Barack Obama, Al Gore, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Ron Paul, Mike Rogers, and Mike McConnell. There were also many surveys conducted by various news outlets for and against Edward Snowden. He continued to be a popular personality and was the runner-up at the Person of the Year by Time in 2013.

1 COMMENT

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    My father. both grandfathers, and all of my uncles, fougt and spilled blood in rwo world wars. A virtual coup des tante has attacked the USA. Today they would cry. ., and fall to their knees, that this attack occurred on this continent, from within
    .Riot- burn- steal, now lets hold hands and sing kumbaesys.All of the politicians, who consistently lie, that are backed by lieing media, will be ashamed as they age, unfortunately, true evil has no shame The world is watching, history will record , your actions.

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