Age, Biography and Wiki
Lirio Abbate was born on 26 February, 1971 in Castelbuono, province of Palermo, is an Italian journalist. Discover Lirio Abbate's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
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| Occupation |
Journalist, Editor-in-chief |
| Age |
53 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
26 February, 1971 |
| Birthday |
26 February |
| Birthplace |
Castelbuono, province of Palermo |
| Nationality |
Ytaly
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Lirio Abbate Height, Weight & Measurements
At 53 years old, Lirio Abbate height not available right now. We will update Lirio Abbate's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Lirio Abbate Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lirio Abbate worth at the age of 53 years old? Lirio Abbate’s income source is mostly from being a successful Journalist. He is from Ytaly. We have estimated Lirio Abbate's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Journalist |
Lirio Abbate Social Network
Timeline
Lirio Abbate (born 26 February 1971, in Castelbuono) is an Italian journalist and editor-in-chief of the Italian weekly news magazine L'Espresso.
Before joining the magazine, he was a correspondent from Sicily for the news agency ANSA and the national newspaper La Stampa.
He was born in Castelbuono in the province of Palermo, and started his journalistic career in 1990 at the Giornale di Sicilia where he remained until 1997 when he moved to ANSA.
He has been in prison since 1995 and since I work for a news agency, my articles are not by-lined.
How did he know that it was me who had written any particular article?”
Despite the threats and police escort Abbate has not left Palermo.
"If I left after they put a bomb under my car, I would be setting a bad example to other Sicilians," he said.
"This way I am showing that I am not afraid, that the state is protecting me, and that I will carry on."
In 1998 he also started working for La Stampa.
In 2003 he was elected Journalist of the Year by Unione Nazionale Cronisti (Unci).
He reported on the Mafia and clandestine immigration on the Sicilian coast.
He was the only journalist to be present during the arrest in April 2006 of the "boss of bosses" of Cosa Nostra, Bernardo Provenzano, who was jailed after 43 years on the run.
Abbate angered the Mafia with a book published in 2007 with colleague Peter Gomez (writer) called I Complici ("The Accomplices") about links between politicians and Bernardo Provenzano.
When over police wiretaps heard mafiosi were heard discussing how to silence Abbate in revenge for his news reports and book, police decided to give him and his wife a police escort.
On the night of September 2, 2007, his police bodyguards surprised two men placing a home-made bomb under his car.
This murder attempt came a few days after he had returned to Palermo and after several months of threats following the publication of his book.
“I have been more worried since this case,” said Abbate.
“Bagarella sent a message to his accomplices giving my name in open court.
In 2009, however, Abbate left Palermo to work in Rome.
He created and wrote the docufilm L'uomo Nero - Storia di Massimo Carminati for LA7, and for Sky Atalantic he wrote and edited the docu-series Barrio Milano on Latin American gangs in the Lombardy capital.
Il Presidente della Repubblica, motu proprio, nel 2015 gli ha conferito l'onorificenza di Ufficiale dell'Ordine al merito della Repubblica italiana.
In January 2016 he was appointed editor-in-chief responsible for the "Investigations" and "Current affairs" sections of L'Espresso.
In 2016 he was coordinator of the team that created the protected RegeniLeaks platform for L'Espresso to collect testimonies from whistleblowers on torture and human rights violations, to demand justice for Giulio Regeni and for all the victims of the security services Egyptians, in collaboration with the Hermes Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights.
From 2016 to 2017 he was part of the International Council on Justice of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development of the Vatican, chaired by Cardinal Peter K.A. Turkson.
Since 29 November 2017 he has been deputy director of the weekly L'Espresso, of which he has become director since 4 March 2022, replacing the resigning Marco Damilano.
On 21 December 2022 he was replaced as director by Alessandro Mauro Rossi.
