Rupert Murdoch | |
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Born | Keith Rupert Murdoch 11 Mairch 1931 Melbourne, Victoria, Australie |
Citizenship | Australie (1931–1985) American (naituralised 1985)[a] |
Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford (BA) |
Kent for | Chairman an CEO o News Corporation (1979–2013) Executive Chairman o News Corp (2013–present) Chairman an CEO o 21st Century Fox (2013–2015) Executive Co-Chairman o 21st Century Fox (2015–present) Actin CEO o Fox News (2016–present) |
Net wirth | US$11.7 billion (March 2016)[1] |
Board member of | News Corp 21st Century Fox |
Hauf-marrae(s) | Patricia Booker (1956–1967) Anna Torv (1967–1999) Wendi Deng (1999–2013) Jerry Hall (2016–present) |
Bairns | Prudence (wi Booker) Elisabeth (wi Torv) Lachlan (with Torv) James (wi Torv) 2 (wi Deng) |
Pawrents | Sir Keith Murdoch (faither) Elisabeth Joy (mither) |
Kin | Ivan Murdoch (uncle) Patrick Murdoch (grandfaither) Walter Murdoch (granduncle) Sarah O'Hare (dauchter-in-law) |
Awairds | Companion o the Order o Australie (1984)[2] |
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Keith Rupert Murdoch /ˈmɜːrdɒk/,[3] AC, KCSG (born 11 Mairch 1931) is an Australie-American media mogul. His faither, Keith Arthur Murdoch, haed been a reporter, eeditor an senior executive o the Herald an Weekly Times newspaper publishin company coverin aw Australie states except New Sooth Wales. Efter his faither's daith in 1952 Keith Rupert Murdoch declined tae jyn his late faither's registered public company an creatit his ain private company, News Limited. Murdoch thus haed full control as Chairman an CEO o global media hauldin company News Corporation, nou the warld's seicont-lairgest media conglomerate, an its successors, News Corp an 21st Century Fox, efter the conglomerate split on 28 Juin 2013.[4][5][6][7]
AC AD84. For service to the media, particularly the newspaper publishing industry