Anousheh Ansari date of birth:
September 12, 1966
How old is Anousheh Ansari?
59
Where was Anousheh Ansari born?
Mashhad, Iran
Anousheh Ansari body shape:
Average
What color are Anousheh Ansari's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Anousheh Ansari's hair?
Brown - Light
Is Anousheh Ansari gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Anousheh Ansari?
Muslim
What is Anousheh Ansari's ethnicity?
White
What is Anousheh Ansari nationality?
American
What is Anousheh Ansari's occupation?
Businessperson
Short Biography
Anousheh Ansari (Persian: انوشه انصاری; née Raissyan; born September 12, 1966, in Mashhad, Iran) is an Iranian-American engineer and co-founder and chairwoman of Prodea Systems. Her previous business accomplishments include serving as co-founder and CEO of Telecom Technologies, Inc. (TTI). The Ansari family is also the title sponsor of the Ansari X Prize. On September 18, 2006, a few days after her 40th birthday, she became the first Muslim woman in space. Ansari was the fourth overall self-funded space traveler, and the first self-funded woman to fly to the International Space Station. Her memoir, My Dream of Stars, co-written with Homer Hickam, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2010.