Samira Ahmed Bio, Age, Height, Husband, Salary, Net Worth, BBC

Samira Ahmed is a popular British writer, journalist, and broadcaster at the BBC, where she has presented Radio 3’s Night Waves and Radio 4’s PM, Sunday and Front Row, The World Tonight, and has presented the Proms for BBC Four.

Her writing has appeared in many British publications such as The Independent, The Spectator, The Guardian, and New Humanist. She served as a reporter and presenter on Channel 4 News from 2000 until 2011. From 2012 to 2013, Samira presented Sunday Morning Live.

Samira Ahmed Age

Samira Ahmed was born in Wandsworth, London, England on June 15, 1968. She is 54 years old.

Samira Ahmed Height

Ahmed stands at a moderate height of 5 ft 7 inches (Approx 1.7 m).

Samira Ahmed Education

She attended  Wimbledon High School, an independent day school for girls, and edited the school magazine. Ahmed read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, which made her an honorary fellow in 2019.

While an undergraduate, She edited Isis and the Union magazines, both Oxford University student publications, and received the Philip Geddes Journalism Prize for her work on student newspapers. Following graduation, Samira completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism at City University, London.

Samira Ahmed Family

Samira was born to her caring and loving parents Athar and Lalita Ahmed in Wandsworth, south Londo. Her mother works as a TV presenter, chef, actor, and writer on Indian cookery who initially served for the Hindi service of the BBC World Service in Bush House as well as All India Radio in India.

Samira Ahmed Husband

She is married to her beloved husband called Brian Millar. The duo live in London and have a son and a daughter.

Samira Ahmed Career

In 1990, Samira became a BBC news trainee. Following two years on attachments, Ahmed started to work as a network radio reporter in 1992 on such programs as Today. Fearful Samira’s short BBC contract would not be renewed after a mishap in a difficult situation, Samira applied for and was taken on, by BBC World for work as a presenter, which led to her becoming a reporter for Newsnight. Samira was the BBC’s Los Angeles correspondent during 1996–97 and filed reports on the O. J. Simpson civil trial.

He briefly served for Deutsche Welle in Berlin as an anchor and political correspondent, but later came back for a brief spell with BBC World and as a night shift presenter for BBC Nebeforeior to taking maternity leave.

In April 2000,  She joined Channel 4 News and became a presenter in July 2002. In June 201,  Samira left Channel 4 and went freelance. Since October 2011, Ahmed has been a regular newspaper reviewer on Lorraine.

From June 2012 until November 2013 Samira presented the third and fourth series of Sunday Morning Live on BBC One. In October 2012, Samira succeeded Ray Snoddy as presenter of Newswatch on the BBC News Channel.

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