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'''Mishal Husain''' (born 11 February 1973)<ref>''[http://frostsnow.com/mishal-husain "Mishal Husain Biography"]''</ref> is a British [[news presenter]] for the [[BBC]], who appears on the ''[[Today Programme]]'', ''[[BBC World News]]'' and ''[[BBC Weekend News]]''. She was previously a presenter on ''[[HARDtalk]]'' and ''[[BBC Breakfast]]''.<ref>Victoria Ward, ''[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/10182060/Today-programme-appoints-Mishal-Husain-to-replace-James-Naughtie.html "Today programme appoints Mishal Husain to replace James Naughtie"]'', telegraph.co.uk, 16 July 2013.</ref>
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'''Mishal Husain''' (born 11 February 1973)<ref>''[http://frostsnow.com/mishal-husain "Mishal Husain Biography"]''</ref> is a British [[news presenter]] for the [[BBC]], who appears on the ''[[Today Programme]]'', ''[[BBC World News]]'' and ''[[BBC Weekend News]]''. She was previously a presenter on ''[[HARDtalk]]'' and ''[[BBC Breakfast]]''.<ref>Victoria Ward, ''[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/10182060/Today-programme-appoints-Mishal-Husain-to-replace-James-Naughtie.html "Today programme appoints Mishal Husain to replace James Naughtie"]'', telegraph.co.uk, 16 July 2013.</ref>  
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She is the granddaughter of [[Syed Shahid Hamid]], the first General Director of the  (British-created) [[Inter-Services Intelligence]] for the Pakistani Army.<ref>BBC One News At Six feature on then-Indian Army involvement in World War Two. 2 September 2020.</ref>
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==Early life==
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Husain was born in [[Northampton]], England<ref name="Times">http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/tv-radio/article2448175.ece</ref> to Pakistani parents. Her mother was a teacher and former producer for [[Pakistan Television Corporation]], while her father was a [[doctor]].<ref>=http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/bbcs-mishal-husain-from-uae-to-us-to-china#full</ref>
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She is the granddaughter of [[Syed Shahid Hamid]] the 1st Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence of the Pakistan Army.<ref>BBC One News At Six feature on then-Indian Army involvement in World War Two. 2 September 2020.</ref>
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Husain attended the [[The British School – Al Khubairat|British School]] in [[Abu Dhabi]]; the family were also based in Saudi Arabia for a period.<ref name="Plunkett">https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jul/16/mishal-husain-bbc-radio-4-today? </ref> Husain returned to England at the age of 12 to continue her education at [[Cobham Hall School]], an [[independent school]] in [[Kent]].<ref name="Times"/> She read law at New Hall, Cambridge, now [[Murray Edwards College, Cambridge]] followed by a master's degree in International and [[Comparative Law]] at the [[European University Institute]] in [[Florence]], Italy.<ref name="BBC">https://web.archive.org/web/20100905074939/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/bbc_world/mishalhusain.shtml </ref><ref name=Newsline>http://www.newslinemagazine.com/2004/01/top-of-the-world/</ref>
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==Journalism career==
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Husain gained her first experience of [[journalism]] at the age of 18, spending three months as a city reporter in [[Islamabad]], Pakistan, at the English-language newspaper ''[[The News International|The News]]''. Then, while at university, she did several stints at the BBC as work experience.
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Her first job was at [[Bloomberg Television]] in London from 1996, where she was a [[Television producer|producer]] and sometime [[Television presenter#Television presenter|presenter]]. Two years later, in 1998, she joined the BBC as a junior producer in the newsroom and for the [[BBC News (TV channel)|News 24]] channel, and then in the Economics and Business Unit. Within a few months she moved in front of the camera and has since worked in a variety of roles: on the daily ''Breakfast'' programme, on ''Asia Business Report'' (based in [[Singapore]]), and as a presenter of business news on both [[BBC World News]] and the [[BBC News Channel]].
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From September 2002 she was the corporation's [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] correspondent, serving as the main news anchor through the buildup to the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq]] and during [[Iraq War|the war]]. She has interviewed many high-profile figures including [[Paul Wolfowitz]], [[Richard Armitage (politician)|Richard Armitage]], [[Richard Perle]], [[Paul Kagame]] and [[Emmerson Mnangagwa]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42806057</ref>
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On 8 May 2010, she published an autobiographical essay in ''[[The Independent]]'' based on a nostalgia trip to the UAE.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/middle-east/a-return-to-the-emirates-mishal-husains-journey-back-to-the-uae-was-a-family-holiday-with-a-difference-1965752.html</ref> In 2011, Husain hosted ''[[Impact (TV programme)|Impact]]'' on [[BBC World News]], but in spring and summer 2011 she was engaged on making a documentary on the [[Arab Spring]], for airing in the autumn of 2011. She presents the Sunday evening editions of the ''[[BBC Weekend News]]'' on [[BBC One]]. On 2 December 2011, it was announced that Husain would be part of the BBC's Olympic Presenting team.
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On 17 March 2013 she presented the last ''News at Ten''. On 16 July 2013, the BBC's Director-General [[Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead|Lord Hall]] announced that Husain was to become a presenter of [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Today (BBC Radio 4)|Today]]'' programme in the autumn. She continues to be the main presenter of the Sunday evening editions of the ''BBC News at Ten'' on BBC One and on occasions on [[BBC World News]] and the [[BBC News Channel]].<ref name="Ward">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/10182060/Today-programme-appoints-Mishal-Husain-to-replace-James-Naughtie.html </ref> Husain presented her first edition of ''Today'' on 7 October 2013, when her co-presenter was [[John Humphrys]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/oct/07/mishal-husain-debut-today-radio-4-review </ref> On 7 November 2013, it was announced that Husain would be part of the BBCs Commonwealth Games Presenting team.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/london_2012/15998810.stm </ref> Husain is also a relief presenter of the ''[[BBC News at Six]]'' and the main Sunday presenter of the ''[[BBC News at Ten]]''. She has occasionally presented ''[[Newsnight]]'' on [[BBC Two]].
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Husain won the Broadcaster of the Year Award at the London Press Club Awards in 2015.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32315455  </ref>
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On 27 November 2017, she recorded an interview with [[Prince Harry]] and [[Meghan Markle]].<ref>https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2017112844346/mishal-husain-picked-prince-harry/</ref>
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Person.png Mishal Husain   WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Newsreader, journalist)
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Born1973-02-11
Northampton, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materThe British School – Al Khubairat, New Hall (Cambridge), European University Institute
Children3
SpouseMeekal Hashmi
Career BBC journalist, Washington correspondent before 2003 Iraq War

Mishal Husain (born 11 February 1973)[1] is a British news presenter for the BBC, who appears on the Today Programme, BBC World News and BBC Weekend News. She was previously a presenter on HARDtalk and BBC Breakfast.[2]

She is the granddaughter of Syed Shahid Hamid, the first General Director of the (British-created) Inter-Services Intelligence for the Pakistani Army.[3]

Early life

Husain was born in Northampton, England[4] to Pakistani parents. Her mother was a teacher and former producer for Pakistan Television Corporation, while her father was a doctor.[5]

She is the granddaughter of Syed Shahid Hamid the 1st Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence of the Pakistan Army.[6]

Husain attended the British School in Abu Dhabi; the family were also based in Saudi Arabia for a period.[7] Husain returned to England at the age of 12 to continue her education at Cobham Hall School, an independent school in Kent.[4] She read law at New Hall, Cambridge, now Murray Edwards College, Cambridge followed by a master's degree in International and Comparative Law at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.[8][9]

Journalism career

Husain gained her first experience of journalism at the age of 18, spending three months as a city reporter in Islamabad, Pakistan, at the English-language newspaper The News. Then, while at university, she did several stints at the BBC as work experience.

Her first job was at Bloomberg Television in London from 1996, where she was a producer and sometime presenter. Two years later, in 1998, she joined the BBC as a junior producer in the newsroom and for the News 24 channel, and then in the Economics and Business Unit. Within a few months she moved in front of the camera and has since worked in a variety of roles: on the daily Breakfast programme, on Asia Business Report (based in Singapore), and as a presenter of business news on both BBC World News and the BBC News Channel.

From September 2002 she was the corporation's Washington correspondent, serving as the main news anchor through the buildup to the invasion of Iraq and during the war. She has interviewed many high-profile figures including Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Armitage, Richard Perle, Paul Kagame and Emmerson Mnangagwa.[10]

On 8 May 2010, she published an autobiographical essay in The Independent based on a nostalgia trip to the UAE.[11] In 2011, Husain hosted Impact on BBC World News, but in spring and summer 2011 she was engaged on making a documentary on the Arab Spring, for airing in the autumn of 2011. She presents the Sunday evening editions of the BBC Weekend News on BBC One. On 2 December 2011, it was announced that Husain would be part of the BBC's Olympic Presenting team.

On 17 March 2013 she presented the last News at Ten. On 16 July 2013, the BBC's Director-General Lord Hall announced that Husain was to become a presenter of BBC Radio 4's Today programme in the autumn. She continues to be the main presenter of the Sunday evening editions of the BBC News at Ten on BBC One and on occasions on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel.[12] Husain presented her first edition of Today on 7 October 2013, when her co-presenter was John Humphrys.[13] On 7 November 2013, it was announced that Husain would be part of the BBCs Commonwealth Games Presenting team.[14] Husain is also a relief presenter of the BBC News at Six and the main Sunday presenter of the BBC News at Ten. She has occasionally presented Newsnight on BBC Two.

Husain won the Broadcaster of the Year Award at the London Press Club Awards in 2015.[15]

On 27 November 2017, she recorded an interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.[16]


 

A Document by Mishal Husain

TitleDocument typePublication dateSubject(s)Description
Document:There is no military solution in North KoreaInterview5 September 2017North Korea
Bill Rammell
Donald Trump
Kim Jong-un		Former Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell says the United States needs to bring the international community together more effectively over North Korea

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
WEF/Annual Meeting/201422 January 201425 January 2014World Economic Forum
Switzerland		2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World"
WEF/Annual Meeting/202021 January 202024 January 2020World Economic Forum
Switzerland		This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting.
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


References

  1. ↑ "Mishal Husain Biography"
  2. ↑ Victoria Ward, "Today programme appoints Mishal Husain to replace James Naughtie", telegraph.co.uk, 16 July 2013.
  3. ↑ BBC One News At Six feature on then-Indian Army involvement in World War Two. 2 September 2020.
  4. ↑ a b http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/tv-radio/article2448175.ece
  5. ↑ =http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/bbcs-mishal-husain-from-uae-to-us-to-china#full
  6. ↑ BBC One News At Six feature on then-Indian Army involvement in World War Two. 2 September 2020.
  7. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jul/16/mishal-husain-bbc-radio-4-today?
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100905074939/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/bbc_world/mishalhusain.shtml
  9. ↑ http://www.newslinemagazine.com/2004/01/top-of-the-world/
  10. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42806057
  11. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/middle-east/a-return-to-the-emirates-mishal-husains-journey-back-to-the-uae-was-a-family-holiday-with-a-difference-1965752.html
  12. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/10182060/Today-programme-appoints-Mishal-Husain-to-replace-James-Naughtie.html
  13. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/oct/07/mishal-husain-debut-today-radio-4-review
  14. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/london_2012/15998810.stm
  15. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32315455
  16. ↑ https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2017112844346/mishal-husain-picked-prince-harry/
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