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Alan Johnston

1962 - Today

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Alan Graham Johnston (born 17 May 1962) is a British journalist working for the BBC. He has been the BBC's correspondent in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, the Gaza Strip and Italy. He is based in London. Johnston was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip on 12 March 2007 by the militant group Army of Islam. He was unconditionally released on 4 July, nearly four months later, after much pressure was put on the group by the now-dominant Hamas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Johnston is the 165th most popular journalist (up from 169th in 2024), the 35th most popular biography from Tanzania (up from 36th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Tanzanian Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Alan Johnston ranks 165 out of 196. Before him are Brent Renaud, Martin Bashir, Victoria Roshchyna, Roxana Saberi, Yvonne Ridley, and Anastasia Baburova. After him are Jill Dando, Lauri Hussar, Adrian Lamo, Mika Yamamoto, Olga Skabeyeva, and Claas Relotius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Alan Johnston ranks 909. Before him are Sarah Lucas, Scott Davis, Elena Kountoura, Robert Curbeam, Jonas Bergqvist, and William Castro. After him are Mark Leduc, Laurie Warder, Kazuo Uchida, Brigitte Oertli, Stefano Tilli, and Stephan Burger.

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In Tanzania

Among people born in Tanzania, Alan Johnston ranks 35 out of 39. Before him are Vicky Ntetema (1959), Christine Prinsloo (1952), Anna Tibaijuka (1950), Suleiman Nyambui (1953), Mbwana Samatta (1992), and Rachel Luttrell (1971). After him are Hasheem Thabeet (1987), David Adjaye (1966), Ida Ljungqvist (1981), Luke Adams (1976), Chipo Chung (1977), and Nizar Khalfan (1988).

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Among JOURNALISTS In Tanzania

Among journalists born in Tanzania, Alan Johnston ranks 2. Before him are Vicky Ntetema (1959).

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