Stephen Sackur Biography / Wiki
Stephen Sackur is an English journalist. He is one of the presenters of The Times at One on Times Radio. Previously, he presented HARDtalk, a current affairs interview programme on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel. He was also the main Friday presenter of GMT on BBC World News.
After starting as a trainee at the BBC in 1986, Sackur was hired as a foreign affairs journalist in 1990. Sackur covered the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia in 1989 and the reunification of Germany in 1990 while working as a correspondent for BBC Radio. He covered the Gulf War as a member of a BBC team and worked as an embedded journalist with the British Army for eight weeks. He was the first reporter to cover the Iraqi army’s massacre on the route out of Kuwait at the end of the war.
Sackur served as the BBC’s Middle East reporter in Cairo, Egypt, from 1992 to 1995. From 1995 till 1997, he relocated to Jerusalem. He covered the rise of the Palestinian Authority under Yasser Arafat as well as the murder of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Sackur covered the Clinton-Lewinsky affair while serving as the BBC’s Washington, D.C. reporter from 1997 to 2002. Later, he interviewed President George W. Bush while covering the 2000 U.S. presidential election.
Stephen Sackur Age
How old is Sackur? He is 62 years old as of 2026. Sackur was born on January 9, 1964, in Spilsby, United Kingdom. He celebrates his birthday on 9th January every year.
Stephen Sackur Education
Sackur was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Spilsby, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he gained a BA honours degree in history. He also joined Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government as a Henry Fellow. ALSO READ: Naga Munchetty BBC News, Bio, Age, Height, Parents, Father, Husband, Children, Salary and Net Worth
Stephen Sackur Height / Measurements
How tall is Stephen? He stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.67m). Information about his other body measurements is not available.
Stephen Sackur Nationality / Ethnicity
Stephen holds British nationality and citizenship by birth. He was born and raised in Spilsby, United Kingdom. Stephen is of English ethnicity.
Stephen Sackur Parents / Family
Sackur was born and raised by Robert Sackur and Sallie Caley in Spilsby, United Kingdom. His father was a Cambridge University agriculture graduate, farmer at Woolham Farm in Lincolnshire, soldier, sportsman, and a local Labour parliamentary candidate. His mother came from farming stock and won a seat on the Spilsby Rural District Council in May 1970. He is proud to have one brother.
Stephen Sackur Wife / Married / Children
Is Stephen married? Yes, he is happily married to Zina Sabbagh. The couple tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony in 1992, and they are proud to have three children. In a 2025 interview with The Guardian, he also mentioned his partner, Ana, with whom he has been for five years.
Stephen Sackur Illness
Information about Sackur being in health condition is not available.
Stephen Sackur Salary
Sackur is an English journalist, earning an annual salary ranging from $60,000 to $130,000.
Stephen Sackur Net Worth
Stephen is one of the presenters of The Times at One on Times Radio and has an estimated net worth between $6 million and $12 million.
Stephen Sackur BBC News
Sackur is one of the presenters of The Times at One on Times Radio. Previously, he presented HARDtalk, a current affairs interview programme on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel. He was also the main Friday presenter of GMT on BBC World News.
After starting as a trainee at the BBC in 1986, Sackur was hired as a foreign affairs journalist in 1990. Sackur covered the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia in 1989 and the reunification of Germany in 1990 while working as a correspondent for BBC Radio. He covered the Gulf War as a member of a BBC team and worked as an embedded journalist with the British Army for eight weeks. He was the first reporter to cover the Iraqi army’s massacre on the route out of Kuwait at the end of the war.
Sackur served as the BBC’s Middle East reporter in Cairo, Egypt, from 1992 to 1995. From 1995 till 1997, he relocated to Jerusalem. He covered the rise of the Palestinian Authority under Yasser Arafat as well as the murder of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Sackur covered the Clinton-Lewinsky affair while serving as the BBC’s Washington, D.C. reporter from 1997 to 2002. Later, he interviewed President George W. Bush while covering the 2000 U.S. presidential election.
