Table of Biography
Daniela Tejada is a popular British advocate and co-founder of the British Rights Abroad Group (BRAF). Daniela Tejada is also famous as the wife of Matthew Hedges, a doctoral student arrested and detained in the United Arab Emirates at the end of his two-week research trip.
Early Life
Daniela Tejada was born in the year 1987 but her exact date and month of birth are still a mystery. She is a native of London, England, and grew up in Surrey, England.
As her exact date of birth is unknown, her zodiac sign is also a mystery. Talking about her education, she attended the University of Exeter. Besides this, there are no further details related to her parents, siblings, and other personal details.
Daniela Tejada – Net Worth 2023
Moving on, this personality has a net worth of approximately $255,000 US dollars. However, there is no information about her salary and other asset values.
Relationship Status
Daniela Tejada’s husband’s name is Matthew Hedges. The two met each other while attending the University of Exeter. Her husband went to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in April 2018. This was a part of her husband’s research trip for his Ph.D.
Her husband conducted interviews for his thesis. However, the UAE authorities arrested her husband at Dubai International Airport. This was at the end of her husband’s 2-week study trip.
The arrest was on suspicion of spying on behalf of the British government. The UAE authorities held her husband for almost 6 months – mostly in solitary confinement.
Caption: Daniela Tejada in an adorable photo with her husband. Source: Sky News
More Details
As Tejada shared, in the 1st month of detainment, her husband slept on the floor and had no access to a shower. On the other hand, the Emirates News Agency said that her husband had access to medical care and his detainment was compliant with Emirati law.
Moreover, Tejada also shared that her husband suffered from panic attacks while in jail. The husband-wife was only able to speak to each other once a week during her husband’s detainment.
The UAE authorities released her husband on bail before the trial in October 2018. However, in November 2018, the Abu Dhabi court sentenced her husband to life imprisonment in the UAE.
Caption: Daniela Tejada campaigning for her husband’s well-being. Source: The Guardian
After all her tireless campaigns for her husband’s release, UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan pardoned her husband on 26 November 2018 as part of the UAE tradition of pardoning people on the country’s National Day.
Professional Life and Career
Professionally, Daniela Tejada is the co-founder of the British Rights Abroad Group (BRAF) (@UKRightsAbroad). It is a coalition of families of people from across the UK who are or were unfairly held overseas.
Her journey with BRAG started when the UAE authorities arrested her husband – Matthew Hedges – at Dubai International Airport. Her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying on behalf of the British government.
Caption: Daniela Tejada posing for a photo with her husband. Source: El Observador
Moreover, her husband is a British doctoral student who was in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a two-week research trip.
However, after his arrest, the UAE authorities sentenced her husband to life imprisonment in the UAE. It was back in November 2018 on charges of espionage in state security.
The verdict of her husband’s imprisonment was criticized in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister – Theresa May as well as the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – Jeremy Hunt were some to criticize.
Then in November 2018, her husband was pardoned ahead of the UAE’s National Day.
Talking about her husband’s career, he was previously an employee of a security and political consultancy firm in the UAE. Then from January 2016, her husband was an advisor for the U.S. geopolitical risk consulting firm Gulf State Analytics.
Then in March 2018, her husband wrote an article for the Middle East Policy Council. His article was on the future of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Then in April 2018, her husband also wrote an article about the modernization of the Royal Saudi Navy for Gulf State Analytics.
Body Measurements
Daniela stands tall at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches or 168 cm and her weight is around 64 kgs or 141 lbs.
Similarly, this personality has a chest-waist-hip measurement of 35-27-35 inches respectively. Further, this British personality has dark brown eyes and hair of the same color.
Daniela Tejada – Social Media
Talking about her social media presence, Daniela joined Twitter in March 2016 and so far has over 1.6k followers on her @DanielaTejada account.
Besides this, this British advocate doesn’t have a personal or professional profile on other platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, etc.