Luke Harding

Luke Harding is a journalist from the United Kingdom. He works for ‘The Guardian’ as a foreign journalist. From 2007 till February 5, 2011, he worked for ‘The Guardian’ in Russia. He then returned to the United Kingdom.

Luke was not permitted to return to Russia. He wrote the book ‘Mafia,’ in which he chronicled his time in Russia and the political system under Vladimir Putin, describing it as a mafia state.

What is the Net Worth of Luke Harding?

The net worth of Luke Harding is estimated to be around $4 million, and his primary source of income is his professional employment. His pay and earnings are being scrutinized.

Early Life and Education

He was born in Nottingham, United Kingdom, on April 21, 1968. He is 52 years old right now. Miles Teller is his father’s name, and Merry Teller is his mother’s name. He was born in the United Kingdom, although his ethnicity is English. With an International Baccalaureate qualification from UWC Atlantic College in South Wales, he went on to University College, Oxford, to study English. He used to work for ‘Cherwell’ as a newspaper editor.

Professional Life and Career

Before joining ‘The Guardian’ in 1990, Luke Harding worked for ‘The Sunday Correspondent,’ the ‘Evening Argus’ in Brighton, and finally the ‘Daily Mail.’ He has reported from Berlin, Moscow, and Delhi, as well as Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan, by traveling around the world.

In 2007, The Guardian removed a sentence that was “essentially similar to paragraphs” and published in May in the “Exile.” In February 2011, he was denied re-entry into Russia. The problem arose because Harding’s visa had expired, but he had requested and received an exceptional visa extension till May, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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He is a jounalist from UK. (Source: The Guardian)

Russia only granted him a short-term visa, and it was decided that he would not be allowed to return. Harding decided not to apply for another visa at the moment, and he returned to the United Kingdom in February. In 2011, he and David Leigh co-authored the book ‘WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy,’ which was adapted into the 2013 Hollywood picture ‘The Fifth Estate.’

Julin Assange and Paul Manafort met multiple times at the Ecuadorian Embassy, he said in a story for ‘The Guardian.’ In 2014, Luke published ‘The Snowden Files,’ a book about Edward Snowden that earned favorable reviews from ‘The New York Times,’ ‘The Guardian,’ ‘London Review of Books,’ ‘Washington Post,’ and ‘The Daily Telegraph.’ It was then adapted into a film, titled ‘Snowden,’ which was released in September 2016.

More on his Career

In 2016, he released ‘A Very Expensive Poison,’ a book on the assassination of Russian ex-KGB whistleblower and ardent Putin critic Alexander Litvinenko. The ‘Spectator,’ ‘Guardian,’ ‘Times,’ ‘London Review of Books,’ and other publications praised his work. Luke wrote a book called ‘Collusion: Secret Meetings, Dirty Money, and How Russia Helped Donald Trump Win,’ which focused on Russian election meddling in 2016.

In November 2018, he published an article in the Guardian claiming that Paul Manafort paid Julian Assange personal visits in 2013, 2015, and 2016. The piece was dubbed “the year’s biggest scoop” or “the year’s biggest failure” in journalism. For his work on Ukraine, Russia, Wikileaks, and Edward Snowden, he received the James Cameron Prize.

Controversy, Body Stats and Social Media

He went to a counter-terrorism operation area without telling the necessary security authorities, violating the terms of his press authorization. He was also believed to be the target of a lot of psychological harassment from the Federal Security Service, which he claims was upset with the stories he authored.

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Caption: Luke Harding and Alison Victoria (Source: Curated Magazine)

Luke Harding is a handsome young man with dark brown hair and blue eyes. There is no information regarding his height, weight, or other physical characteristics. Luke has roughly 41.7k Twitter followers, but no information about his Facebook or Twitter followers is accessible.

Relationship Facts

  • Luke Harding is married to Alison Victori.
  • He does not have any kids as of now.
  • Luke Harding is not having an affair with anyone presently.
  • His sexual orientation is straight.

Quick Facts of Luke Harding

Age: 53 years 10 months
Birth Date: April 21, 1968
Horoscope (Sunshine): Taurus
Full Name: Luke Harding
Birth Place: Nottingham, U.K
Net Worth: Around $4 million
Ethnicity: English
Nationality: British
Profession: Journalist
Father’s Name: Miles Teller
Mother’s Name: Merry Teller
Education: University College, Oxford
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color: Blue
Lucky Number: 7
Lucky Stone: Emerald
Lucky Color: Green
Best Match for Marriage: Virgo, Cancer, Capricorn
Last Update:  2022