Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch
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Rupert Murdoch AC
	Murdoch in 2012
Born	Keith Rupert Murdoch; 11 March 1931; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Citizenship	Australia (until 1985); United States (from 1985);
Education	Worcester College, Oxford (BA)
Occupations	Businessman; investor; media proprietor;
Years active	1952−2023
Title	Chairman and CEO of News Corporation (1980–2013); Executive chairman of News Corp (2013–2023); Chairman and CEO of 21st Century Fox (2013–2015); Executive co-chairman of 21st Century Fox (2015–2019); Acting CEO of Fox News (2016–2018); Chairman of Fox News (2016–2019); Chairman of Fox Corporation (2019–2023);
Board member of	News Corp; Fox Corporation;
Spouses	; Patricia Booker (m. 1956; div. 1967) ; Anna Maria Torv (m. 1967; div. 1999) ; Wendi Deng (m. 1999; div. 2013) ; Jerry Hall (m. 2016; div. 2022) ; Elena Zhukova (m. 2024)
Children	6, including Prudence, Elisabeth, Lachlan, and James
Parents	Keith Murdoch; Elisabeth Greene;
Family	Murdoch family
Notes
	↑ Australian citizenship lost in 1985 (under S17 of Australian Citizenship Act 1948) with acquisition of American citizenship ;

Rupert Keith Murdoch (born March 11, 1931) is an Australian-American media owner. He became managing director for Australia-based network News Limited after his father Keith died.^[3] He is founder, Chairman and chief executive officer of global media network News Corporation (the world's second largest media group).^[4]^[5] His mother Elisabeth Murdoch died on December 5, 2012.

References

↑ Warren, Christopher (5 October 2018). "The rich history of Murdoch political meddling". Crikey.
↑ Rubenstein, Kim (2005). Mason, Victoria; Nile, Richard (eds.). "'From this Time Forward… I Pledge My Loyalty to Australia': Loyalty, Citizenship and Constitutional Law in Australia". API Network. Symposia Series. API Network Press. SSRN 1130626. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
↑ Walker, Andrew (31 July 2002). "Rupert Murdoch: Bigger than Kane". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
↑ "Fortune". CNN. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
↑ "PowerPoint Presentation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2011.

Other websites

Media related to Rupert Murdoch at Wikimedia Commons

[3] Australian citizenship lost in 1985 (under S17 of Australian Citizenship Act 1948) with acquisition of American citizenship^[1]^[2]

[1] Warren, Christopher (5 October 2018). "The rich history of Murdoch political meddling". Crikey.

[2] Rubenstein, Kim (2005). Mason, Victoria; Nile, Richard (eds.). "'From this Time Forward… I Pledge My Loyalty to Australia': Loyalty, Citizenship and Constitutional Law in Australia". API Network. Symposia Series. API Network Press. SSRN 1130626. Retrieved 2025-01-10.

[BBC_Murdoch-4] Walker, Andrew (31 July 2002). "Rupert Murdoch: Bigger than Kane". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 December 2009.

[5] "Fortune". CNN. Retrieved 20 May 2010.

[6] "PowerPoint Presentation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2011.

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