Matthew Syed Biography
Matthew Said is a former British table tennis player, author, journalist and broadcaster. Said came out as England’s international table tennis player and was England’s number one for many years.
He won the men’s singles title at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships three times and represented Great Britain at both the 1992 Barcelona and 2000 Sydney Olympics. Matthew also started his career in journalism, working for The Times since 1999.
Matthew Syed Age
Matthew Said was born in Reading, England. November 2, 1970, age 51.
Matthew Syed Height
Sayid is an average build male, about 1.72 meters tall.
Matthew Syed Education
He attended and graduated from Maiden Earley School in Early, near Reading. Matthew then moved to Balliol University, Oxford, graduating PPE with honors in 1995.
Matthew Syed Family
Matthew was born and raised in Reading, Berkshire by his father Abbas Said and his mother. His father is a Pakistani immigrant to the UK who converted from Shia Islam to Christianity and his mother who dotes on him is Welsh. Sayid holds both British and British nationality and is of mixed ethnicity. He has not revealed much information about his family.
Matthew Syed Wife
He is happily married to his beautiful wife Kathy Weeks. The duo has two children, a boy and a girl. Said endorsed Jeremy Hunt in the 2019 Conservative leadership election. The adorable family lives in England.
Matthew Syed Salary
Matthew’s annual income is $950,684. This is evident in the salaries of BBC Sports presenters and reporters.
Matthew Syed Net Worth
Said has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Matthew Syed Career
In 2021, he will host ‘Sideways’, a new program on BBC Radio 4 about ‘the ideas that shape our lives’. Said hosts his BBC Radio 5 Live podcast titled ‘Flintoff, Savage & The Ping Pong Guy’. The podcast also features former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff and former Blackburn Rovers captain Robbie Savage. Podcasts discuss the latest sports topics.
He has worked for the BBC and Eurosport since his 1999 as a Times commentator and journalist. Matthew is a regular pundit on radio and television, commenting on cultural, sports and political issues. His film China and Table Tennis, produced for the BBC, earned him a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Gold His Ring