Who was Christiane Amanpour married to? All about family as CNN star reveals ovarian cancer relapse

British-Iranian journalist, podcaster, and television host Christiane Amanpour shared in the October 23 episode of the podcast Changing the Ovarian Cancer Story that her ovarian cancer had relapsed.

Her diagnosis was first revealed in 2021. Amanpour, 67, was previously married to Jewish-American former diplomat and foreign affairs journalist James Rubin, who served during the Clinton administration.

The Chief International Anchor for CNN mentioned on the podcast:

“I have it again, but it’s being very well managed. This is one of the whole things that people have to understand about some cancers. I had all the relevant organs removed, but it came back a couple of times in a lymph node.”

At the time, she had “pretty much everything” removed, including her appendix. Christiane Amanpour added that she was currently receiving immunotherapy treatment. However, she was having “no side effects.” She mentioned taking pills daily and going to the hospital every six weeks for an infusion.

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All you need to know about Christiane Amanpour’s ex-husband and other family members

According to IMDb, Christiane Amanpour was born in Ealing, a suburban region in West London, in January 1958, to Iran born Persian man Mohammad Taghi Amanpour and his French-born British wife, Patricia Anne Hill. The couple met when Hill traveled to Iran.

Christiane Amanpour first met James Rubin professionally before exchanging wedding vows with him in Italy in August 1998. Their only son, Darius John Rubin, was born two years later in March 2000. The pair divorced in July 2018.

James Rubin is a former diplomat, academic, and journalist who was the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs during Bill Clinton’s presidency. He was also the Chief Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, as per his bio on the London Speaker Bureau website.

The father of one was also Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright's senior advisor and spokesperson when she was the U.S. Representative to the United Nations.

Rubin graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in international relations. He has run campaigns for the likes of Former First Lady Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama.

Also, a national security and foreign policy expert, James Rubin has worked as a Sunday Times foreign affairs columnist, co-executive editor of Bloomberg View, an anchor and world affairs commentator for SKY News, and as the co-host of PBS international affairs show, Wide Angle.

He has also been employed by other media houses over the decades, including The New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post, The New Republic, and Newsweek, among others. He also makes appearances on the BBC, SKY, MSNBC, and his ex-wife’s network, CNN.

Together, the former couple now co-hosts the foreign affairs podcast Christiane Amanpour Presents the Ex-Files with James Rubin on the Global network.

Christiane Amanpour’s ex-husband has been a visiting scholar at Oxford University’s Rothermere American Institute, a professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and a Visiting Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics.

James Rubin was a partner at the financial advisory firm, Brunswick Group and has lent his professional expertise to the U.S. Senate Committee, the Arms Control Association, and the United States Foreign Office.

James has earned several accolades in his career, including the John Jay Award for Distinguished Professional Achievement from Columbia University in 1998 and the State Department’s Distinguished Service Award in the year 2000.

Amanpour and Rubin's son, Darius John Rubin, 25, is a film and television writer, producer, and director.

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Christiane Amanpour revealed her cancer diagnosis in June 2021 after being away from the spotlight for many weeks. She revealed during one of her CNN programs that she had a major and successful surgery to remove her cancer and would need to undergo several months of chemotherapy for the “best possible long-term prognosis,” adding, she was “confident” of her recovery.

The CNN and PBS veteran urged women to undergo regular testing for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Now, more than four years later, she was still hopeful of going into remission. Christiane Amanpour also gave a shout-out to her family, friends, and colleagues, calling their support “priceless” and “touching.”