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Johar Bendjelloul

b. 1975

Swedish journalist and program host

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About Johar Bendjelloul

Born 1975. Johar Bendjelloul is a Swedish journalist and program host.

Johar Bendjelloul (born 1 September 1975) is a Swedish television presenter and journalist.

Since 2013, Bendjelloul has been hosting P1 Morgon at Sveriges Radio. Before that he was a television presenter at SVT1 for Gomorron Sverige, Babel, Kulturnyheterna and Aktuellt.

He has also done voice acting doing one of the characters in the children's movie Jack & Pedro.

Personal life Johar is the son of Algerian-born physician Hacène Bendjelloul and Swedish translator and painter Veronica Schildt, making him grandson of actor Henrik Schildt.

His brother Malik Bendjelloul was an Academy Award-winning filmmaker for the documentary Searching for Sugar Man. Malik committed suicide on 13 May 2014 after struggling with depression, as Johar reported to the media.

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Important facts

Born
1 September 1975, Finnish church parish
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Journalist, program host
Nationality
Sweden

People in Johar Bendjelloul's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Personal
Personal
b. 1963
Computer scientist
 Portrait of Malik Bendjelloul
Malik Bendjelloul
1977 – 2014
Actor
 Portrait of Pedro
Pedro
b. 1987
Association football player
 Portrait of Henrik Schildt
Henrik Schildt
1914 – 2001
Actor

Contemporaries

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Petr Vaníček
b. 1935
Geophysicist
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Satoshi Ōmura
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Biochemist
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Albert Bregman
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Psychologist
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Andrew Grove
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Engineer

Frequently asked questions

Who is Johar Bendjelloul?

Swedish journalist and program host

When was Johar Bendjelloul born?

Johar Bendjelloul was born on 1 September 1975 in Finnish church parish.

What is Johar Bendjelloul's occupation?

Johar Bendjelloul is a journalist and program host.

What nationality is Johar Bendjelloul?

Johar Bendjelloul is Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Johar Bendjelloul

· Wikidata: Q5569757

· DBpedia: Johar Bendjelloul

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