George Alagiah was born to his parents, Donald Alagiah, and Therese Alagiah. His father, Donald Alagiah worked as an engineer.
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Both George Alagiah’s father Donald and mother, Therese, were Sri Lankan Tamil. His parents moved to Ghana in West Africa in 1961.
There is no readily available information regarding George Alagiah’s parents’ date of birth, age, height, body measurements, educational background, academic qualifications, siblings and childhood.
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George Maxwell Alagiah OBE was born on November 22, 1955, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. George Alagiah joined the BBC in 1989. George Alagiah initially worked for seven years in print journalism with South Magazine.
A recipient of several significant honours and accolades, George Alagiah has won several awards including Best International Report at the Royal Television Society in 1993.
George Alagiah received the Outstanding Achievement in Television award at the Asian Awards in 2010. His debut novel The Burning Land was shortlisted for a Society of Authors award in 2020.
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