Ben Roberts-Smith Net Worth 2024, Family Tree, Biography

ben roberts-smith bio

Benjamin Roberts-Smith is an Australian businessman, former Australian Army soldier. Ben Roberts-Smith Net Worth is $5 Million as per 2024.From 2014 to 2017, Roberts-Smith chair over the National Australia Day Council, a social enterprise owned by the Australian government.

When Roberts-Smith announced his decision of leaving the Army in October 2013, the University of Queensland offered him a scholarship to pursue a Master of Business Administration with the goal of establishing a program to assist other soldiers in transitioning to a corporate career.

Ben Roberts-Smith Bio & Family Tree

Real NameBen Roberts-Smith
Birthdate1 November 1978
Age (2023)44 years
Place of BirthPerth, Australia
Nationality Australian
Ethnicity Australian
EducationGraduation
ProfessionAustralian businessman, former Australian Army soldier
Marital Status Married
Spouse/PartnerEmma Roberts-Smith
ChildrenEve Smith, Elizabeth Smith
Father NameLen Roberts-Smith
Mother NameSue Roberts-Smith
BrotherSam Smith
SisterNot Known
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Ben Roberts-Smith Early Life and Education

Ben Roberts-Smith was Born on 1 November 1978 in Perth, Australia.He went to local pivate school for his primary education and for his higher higher educatin he joined Hale School and completed his graduation in 1995.Roberts-Smith joined the Australian Army at the age of 18 in 1996.

Ben Roberts-Smith Family, Parents

ben roberts-smith parents

Ben Roberts-Smith parents are Len Roberts-Smith and Sue Roberts-Smith.His father Len Roberts-Smith is a a former justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.His Mother Sue Roberts-Smith professional details are not known yet.He has a brother name Sam Smith who is an opera singer

Ben Roberts-Smith Wife and Children

ben roberts-smith family

Ben Roberts-Smith is married with his beautiful wife Emma Roberts-Smith.Roberts-Smith met Emma Groom in 1998 at Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney. She grew up in a military family. The couple got married at the University of Western Australia on December 6, 2003.They have two children, Eve Smith and Elizabeth Smith.Their divorce was finalized in December 2020.

Ben Roberts-Smith Net Worth

Ben Roberts-Smith has an estimated Net Worth of $5 Million in 2024.His primary source of esrning comes from his career as Australian businessman, former Australian Army soldier.

NameBen Roberts-Smith
Net Worth 2024 $5 Million
Income / SalaryWill Update
Income SourceAustralian businessman, former Australian Army officer
Last Update2024
ben roberts-smith net worth

Ben Roberts-Smith Career

Roberts-Smith is the most decorated living soldier in Australia.He received the Medal of Valor in 2006, the Victoria Cross in 2011, and the Commendation for Distinguished Service in 2012.He was awarded a scholarship to pursue business at the University of Queensland following his 2013 discharge from the Australian Army.

In 2015, he was appointed deputy general manager of the regional television network Seven Queensland, and later, general manager of Seven Brisbane, before stepping down temporarily in 2021 to concentrate on his defamation suit against Nine Entertainment. In 2023, after the defamation verdict, Roberts-Smith resigned from Seven West Media.

Roberts-Smith’s actions in Afghanistan faced scrutiny in 2017 as a result of an independent war crimes investigation into “questions of unlawful conduct involving (Australia’s) Special Operations Task Group in Afghanistan.”Allegations that Roberts-Smith committed war crimes in Afghanistan prompted the Australian Federal Police to open an investigation into him in November 2018.

Roberts-Smith filed defamation proceedings in August 2018 against Nine Entertainment publications The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Canberra Times, and named each of the three journalists involved in reporting bullying and war crimes he committed, with the assistance of a legal team retained by Seven Network owner Kerry Stokes.

The civil trial began in June 2021 in Sydney’s Federal Court.The media outlets mounted a defense that required them to prove the veracity of their claims according to with the civil standard of proof, using the Briginshaw principle.In June 2023, Justice Anthony Besanko dismissed Roberts-Smith’s defamation case against the three publications, ruling that Roberts-Smith.

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Ben Roberts-Smith Awards

Victoria Cross for Australia
Medal of Valor in 2006
Commendation for Distinguished Service in 2012

FAQ About Ben Roberts-Smith

What is Ben Roberts-Smith Net Worth?

Ben Roberts-Smith has an estimated Net Worth of $5 Million in 2024.

Is Ben Roberts-Smith Married?

Ben Roberts-Smith is married with his beautiful wife Emma Roberts-Smith.Their divorce was finalized in December 2020.

How tall is Ben Roberts-Smith?

Ben Roberts-Smith is stand for 6 feet 6 inches ( 2.02 m ) tall.

How old is Ben Roberts-Smith?

Ben Roberts-Smith is 44 years old as he was born in 1 November 1978.