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Tony Balkissoon Biography; Net Worth, Mother And Nationality Of Bas Balkissoon’s Son

Author

Sarah Richards

Published Mar 01, 2026

Tony Balkissoon is popular for being the husband of CNN’s justice reporter, Laura Jarrett, and also for being the son of Bas Balkissoon, a former politician of Canada. His father was a liberal member of the Legislative Assembly from 2005 to 2016.

Tony Balkissoon was born in 1985 and is currently 36 years old. He had his law education at Havard Law School where he won the Dean’s Dean’s Scholar for Trademark Law and Sex Equality. He began his career at a law firm in Chicago but is currently Loevy and Loevy as a justice fellow.

Tony and Laura met while in law school and fell in love. They got engaged and later tied the knots in 2012. Their wedding took place at his grandmother’s residence and the reception was held in the backyard of the house. No one was permitted to take photos at the ceremony.

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Tony Balkissoon Mother

Tony Balkissoon’s mother is Tahay Balkissoon. She is a Canadian and continues to live in Ontario, Canada. Despite the fame of her son and husband, Bas Balkissoon, Tahay Balkissoon has managed to keep a low profile life.

Tony Balkissoon Nationality

Tony Balkissoon is a Canadian national. He was born and grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada with his family.

Tony Balkissoon  Net worth

Tony has an estimated net worth of $2 million.