George Galloway Writer - Born August 16, 1954 in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Nicknames T.C, Top Cat, Gorgeous George
Mini Bio (1) George Galloway was born on August 16, 1954 in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland. He is a writer and producer, known for Killing Kelly (2020), The Killing$ of Tony Blair (2016) and Real Time with Bill Maher (2003). He has been married to Putri Gayatri Pertiwi since March 31, 2012. He was previously married to Rima Husseini, Dr Amineh Abu-Zayyad and Elaine Fyffe.
Putri Gayatri Pertiwi (31 March 2012 - present)
Rima Husseini (2005 - ?) divorced (2 children
Dr Amineh Abu-Zayyad (2000 - 2005) divorced
Elaine Fyffe (1979 - 1999) divorced 1 child
Trade Mark (3) 1. Deep Dundonian accent 2. His confrontational style 3. His socialist views
George Galloway (born 16 August 1954) is a British politician, broadcaster and writer. Between 1987 and 2015, except for a period between 2010 and 2012, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) for four constituencies, firstly for the Labour Party and later the Respect Party.
Personal life Marriages Galloway has been married four times; his first three marriages ended in divorce. From 1979 to 1999, he was married to Elaine Fyffe, with whom he has a daughter. The couple separated in 1987, and divorced in 1999.
In 1994, Galloway married his second wife Dr. Amineh Abu-Zayyad, a biologist of Palestinian origin, in an Islamic ceremony; a civil ceremony followed around 2000, after his divorce from Fyffe in 1999. Abu-Zayyad was granted a divorce in February 2009, after an estrangement of several years, on the grounds of "unreasonable behaviour"; her petition was not contested.
Galloway married Rima Husseini, his former researcher, in a non-legally binding Islamic ceremony in 2005, before his divorce from his second wife. With Husseini, who is originally from Lebanon, Galloway had two sons.
On 31 March 2012, he married his fourth wife, Putri Gayatri Pertiwi, in an Islamic ceremony in Amsterdam. The initial event was followed by a traditional Javanese wedding ceremony in Sumatra and a civil marriage at the House of Commons in September 2012. Gayatri (born c. 1984) is an anthropologist, born in the Netherlands of Indonesian descent, who works as a consultant for a Dutch research firm. Their son was born in summer 2014. The couple's second child (and Galloway's fifth), a daughter, was born in 2017.
Religion He stated at a March 2012 rally "We stand for justice and haqq" and "A Muslim is somebody who is not afraid of earthly power but who fears only the Judgment Day. I’m ready for that, I’m working for that and it's the only thing I fear."
According to Jemima Khan, writing for the New Statesman in April 2012, Galloway became a Muslim around 2000, but had not advertised this fact. Galloway denied that the ceremony had taken place: "I have never attended any such ceremony in Kilburn, Karachi or Kathmandu. It is simply and categorically untrue." He said his religious beliefs are a "personal matter"
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