Jemima Goldsmith facts for kids
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Jemima Goldsmith
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Goldsmith in 2018
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Jemima Marcelle Goldsmith
30 January 1974 |
| Citizenship | British, Pakistani |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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Jemima Marcelle Goldsmith, born on January 30, 1974, is an English journalist and screenwriter. She is also known as Jemima Khan Goldsmith. She started a TV production company called Instinct Productions. As a journalist, she worked for The New Statesman magazine in Britain and Vanity Fair in America.
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Early life and education
Jemima Goldsmith was born in London. Her mother is Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart. Her father was Sir James Goldsmith (1933–1997), a well-known financier. Her mother's family came from Ireland. Her father's family had German-Jewish roots.
Jemima's parents married in 1978. She has two younger brothers, Zac Goldsmith and Ben Goldsmith. She also has several half-siblings from her parents' previous marriages.
Jemima grew up in a place called Ormeley Lodge. She went to the Old Vicarage preparatory school and then Francis Holland Girls School. From age 10 to 17, she enjoyed horse riding in London.
In 1993, Jemima started studying English at the University of Bristol. She left in 1995 when she married Imran Khan. She later finished her degree in 2002. In 2003, she earned a master's degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies.
Career highlights
Film, television, and theatre
In 2015, Jemima Goldsmith started her own company, Instinct Productions. This company makes TV shows, documentaries, and films.
She was a producer for several important TV series. These include The Clinton Affair and The Case Against Adnan Syed. Both were nominated for Emmy Awards. She also produced Impeachment, a drama series about a famous political event.
Jemima wrote and produced a romantic comedy film called What's Love Got to Do with It?. This movie won Best Comedy at the 2022 Rome Film Festival. It also won four awards at the 2023 National Film Awards, including Best Screenplay and Best British Film.
She also helped produce documentaries like As Far As They Can Run and We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks. In 2024, she produced a popular podcast called "A Muslim & A Jew Go There." It was praised for bringing different people together.
Journalism
Jemima Goldsmith has written for many newspapers and magazines in the UK. These include The Independent and The Sunday Times. In 2008, she interviewed Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
From 2008 to 2011, she was a writer for British Vogue. In 2011, she became a European editor for Vanity Fair. She also worked as an associate editor for The Independent.
In April 2011, she was a guest editor for the New Statesman magazine. The issue focused on freedom of speech. She interviewed important people like Nick Clegg and Russell Brand. Many people praised her work on this issue.
Helping others
In 1998, Jemima Goldsmith started a fashion label. It helped poor Pakistani women by employing them to embroider clothes. The money earned was given to her husband's cancer hospital, the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre. She closed the business in 2001 to focus on fundraising.
She became an Ambassador for UNICEF UK in 2001. She traveled to places like Kenya, Afghanistan, and Pakistan to help children. She also helped victims of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake by raising money.
She supports other charities too. These include the Soil Association and the HOPING foundation, which helps Palestinian refugee children.
Activism and politics
Jemima Goldsmith also supports different social and political causes. She has spoken out against wars and for freedom of information. She supported Julian Assange during his legal hearings.
In 2014, she supported the Hacked Off group. This group wants to improve how the British press is regulated. She also signed a letter against Scottish independence in 2014.
In 2018, she spoke out when the Pakistani government considered stopping Asia Bibi from leaving the country. Asia Bibi was a Christian woman who had been found innocent by the Supreme Court.
In December 2023, Jemima took part in an event to fight against hate. She spoke about facing prejudice because of her Jewish background. She explained that her father, James Goldsmith, also faced similar challenges.
Personal life
In 1995, Jemima Goldsmith married Imran Khan. He was a famous cricketer who later became the Prime Minister of Pakistan. They had two sons together. They divorced in 2004.
Jemima was a close friend of Diana, Princess of Wales. Princess Diana visited her in Lahore in 1996.
In 2000, Jemima and her family were on a plane that had a scary incident. A passenger tried to take control, causing the plane to drop thousands of feet. Everyone on board was safe.
After her divorce in 2004, Jemima moved back to London. She had relationships with actor Hugh Grant and comedian Russell Brand.
In a 2024 interview, Jemima shared that she feels connected to both her Jewish and Muslim family backgrounds. She said she sometimes feels caught between different cultures.
Marriage to Imran Khan
Jemima Goldsmith and Imran Khan married on May 16, 1995, in Paris. She converted to Islam before her wedding. She also changed her name to Haiqa. After marrying Khan, she moved to his hometown, Lahore, Pakistan. There, she learned to speak Urdu and wore traditional Pakistani clothes.
She wrote in 2008 that she tried very hard to fit into the new culture in Pakistan. During her marriage, her Jewish heritage was sometimes used by Khan's political opponents. They tried to question their standing in Pakistani politics.
Jemima has two sons with Imran Khan: Sulaiman Isa (born 1996) and Kasim (born 1999).
In 1999, she faced a legal issue in Pakistan about some old tiles. She said the charge was made up to cause trouble for her husband. The charges were later dropped, and she returned to Lahore.
Jemima supported her husband as he became more involved in his political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
On June 22, 2004, they announced their divorce. Their marriage ended after nine years. They said it was hard for Jemima to get used to Imran Khan's political life in Pakistan. They remained on good terms. Their sons visit their father in Pakistan during school holidays.
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Jemima Goldsmith in 2018
See also
In Spanish: Jemima Goldsmith para niños
