Age, Biography and Wiki
Sari Essayah was born on 21 February, 1967 in Haukivuori, Finland, is a Finnish racewalker and politician. Discover Sari Essayah's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?
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57 years old |
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Pisces |
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21 February, 1967 |
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21 February |
| Birthplace |
Haukivuori, Finland |
| Nationality |
Finland
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She is a member of famous racewalker with the age 57 years old group.
Sari Essayah Height, Weight & Measurements
At 57 years old, Sari Essayah height not available right now. We will update Sari Essayah's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Sari Essayah's Husband?
Her husband is Robert Knapp
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Robert Knapp |
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2 |
Sari Essayah Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sari Essayah worth at the age of 57 years old? Sari Essayah’s income source is mostly from being a successful racewalker. She is from Finland. We have estimated Sari Essayah's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Not Available |
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racewalker |
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Timeline
Sari Miriam Essayah (born 21 February 1967) is a Finnish retired racewalker and a politician, former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Member of Parliament since 2015.
She is the president of the Finnish Christian Democrats party.
She is serving as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry since 2023.
Her father is from Morocco.
During her sports career, Essayah competed mainly in 5 000 and 10 000 metres.
In the latter, she won the World Championship in 1993 and the European Championship in 1994.
She made seven national records, all of which are still standing.
After retiring from sports Essayah entered politics and represented the Christian Democrats in the Finnish parliament between 2003–2007 but failed to get reelected in the election of 2007.
She served as the Christian Democrats' party secretary from 2007 to 2009.
Essayah was elected to the European Parliament in 2009 but failed to be reelected in 2014 despite her 61 000 votes.
In November 2011 she undertook godparenthood for Mikola Dziadok, Belarusian activist and political prisoner.
Essayah was candidate in the 2012 Finnish presidential election.
She came last with 2.47 percent of the votes.
This left the Finnish Christian Democrats without MEPs in the 2014 election.
In the 2015 parliamentary elections, Essayah was elected to represent a newly formed constituency of Savonia and Karelia with over 11 000 votes.
She was later chosen to be the vice speaker of the Christian Democrats' Parliamentary group.
In August, she was chosen as the new chair of her party after her predecessor, Päivi Räsänen, retired from the position after over ten years.
In 2016, Essayah became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and she has been a member of the Ethics Committee, Finnish Athletics Association since 2014.
Essayah holds an M.Sc (Econ) in business administration and accounting from the University of Vaasa.
Sari Essayah was re-elected in Finnish parliament in the 2019 elections and re-elected for a third term as the party chair in a party congress in August.
In June 2023, she was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the Orpo Cabinet.
On 27 August 2023, Essayah was chosen as the presidential candidate of Christian Democrats in 2024 Finnish presidential election.
In the election, she received 1.48% of the total vote count.
