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Edward Snowden Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Affair, Family, Wiki & More

Updated On : September 18, 2019

Short Biography

Edward Snowden was born on 21-06-1983 in Elizabeth in the state of North Carolina, United States. He is an American Whistleblower, Technologist, Computer Programmer, Web Application Developer, System Administrator, Journalist & Memoirist.

Edward Snowden Complete Bio & Career

Edward Snowden is an American computer professional and former ‘National Security Agency’ (NSA) subcontractor, who blew the whistle about his employer’s ‘unethical’ activities. He, however said that he had his reasons for leaking highly classified information from the ‘NSA’ was that the NSA’s ‘practices were disturbing.’ He also said that it was the right thing to do to show the world what the intelligence agency was up to. He revealed that ‘NSA’ was involved in some domestic surveillance practices, which he thought were infringement of privacy. He then spent several years collecting evidence.
 
Snowden, worrying for his safety, fled to Hong Kong and met with a reporter from ‘The Guardian’ to get his findings printed. Upon publishing his findings, he shocked the world, especially the United States of America. Presently, Snowden is staying in Russia and stands strongly by his decision of getting the documents leaked. A documentary made on his life and works titled ‘Citizenfour’ won an ‘Oscar’ in 2015 and ace director Oliver Stone also made a film on his life titled ‘Snowden,’ where his role was played by Joseph Gordon Levitt. Snowden remains a national hero in the eyes of many, while he is considered an outlaw by ‘NSA.’
 
Several human right groups asked the US government to pardon Snowden and he himself apologized to President Obama several times, hoping that he would be allowed to enter his country. He made another revelation in November 2018, when he produced a court declaration in the ‘Jewel vs NSA’ case where the ‘Electronic Frontier Foundation’ had accused ‘NSA’ and other high-ranking officials of ‘illegal and unconstitutional program of dragnet communications surveillance’ under the George W. Bush administration.

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Edward Snowden Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He was born to Lonnie Snowden and Elizabeth Snowden. He is married to Lindsay Mills since 2017.

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Body Measurements

Chest Size 40
Biceps Size 14
Waist Size 32
Skin Colour White
Eye Colour Light Brown
Hair Colour Light Brown

Personal Info

Home Town Elizabeth City, North Carolina, U.S
Nationality American
Religion Christian
Address Moscow, Russia
School Arundel High School, Arundel County
College Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland
Qualification Graduate
Hobbies Reading and Writing Books
Marital Status Married
Salary N/A
Net Worth $10Million
Official Website www.edwardsnowden.com

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Favorite Color Red
Favorite Sport American Football and Baseball

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Edward Snowden

  • He has also penned down 2 books titled Everything You Know about the Constitution is Wrong and Permanent Record.
  • He is considered both a traitor and a national hero.
  • In 2013, he was named The Guardian’s person of the year, garnering four times the number of votes as any other candidate.
  • He refrained from leaking the confidential documents in 2008, believing that the newly elected President Barack Obama will make the necessary changes.

Edward Snowden Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

41 years, 0month, 14 days old age Edward Snowden will turn 42 on 21 June, 2025. Only 11 months, 15 days, 20 hours,26 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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