Mishal Husain Biography
Mishal Husain is well respected British Journalist popularly known for her anchoring skills that she showcases at BBC Television and BBC Radio 4. For the radio she broadcasts a program named Today as the main presenter and for the Television she appears on various programs like BBC News at Ten. As an anchorwoman she has been able to grow enormously, in the Journalism industry, therefore living her dreams in regards to her career. Her passion in her job is evident as she began as practicing from an early age of 18 years as a reporter. Below is Mishal’s full biography and interesting facts.
Fun Facts
- Mishal Husain is a Muslim by religion, and the first Muslim to present on Today program on BBC Radio 4.
- She and her family resides in Camden, North London.
- She is 51 years old
- She is a Taurus
- She has worked at BBC since 1998.
- her family relocated to Middle East when she was 2 years old
Mishal Husain’s Age
Husain current age is 51 years old, which she turned on 2024. Her birthdate being on 12 March 1973, she is a native of Northampton, England. In regards to her zodiac sign she is an Aquarius and holds Pakistani heritage.
Mishal Husain Education
Although the anchor was born in England, she received her childhood education from British School Al Khubairat in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates until the age of 12. This was because her parents were living in Saudi Arabia by then. Subsequently, they relocated back to England and was enrolled to Cobham Hall School where she completed her early education.
From there, she joined Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, which was by then called New Hall, Cambridge and it is here she earned her first degree in Law. Additionally, she holds a Master’s degree in international and Comparative Law, from European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
Mishal Husain Parents
Husain was the firstborn to her Pakistani parents Shama (mother) and Tazi (father). Nevertheless, she has made known of her parents career, stating that her mother was a teacher and also served as a producer for Pakistani Television Corporation. In addition her father was a Urologist.
Siblings
She was raised alongside a younger brother named Haider.
Mishal Husain Husband and Children
Checking on Husain’s marital status, she has been a wife to Meekal Hashmi since July 2003. Her husband Hashmi, works as a COO of an Investment Management firm. Together, the duo has been blessed with 3 children the first born son Rafael born in 2004, and a set of twins Zaki and Musa born in 2006.
Mishal Husain Net Worth
As of 2024, the journalist is estimated to have a total worth of $5 million.
Career
As I had stated earlier, Husain is an anchorwoman currently employed by BBC, working at both Television and Radio. Notably, she appears on broadcasts like Today, as a main presenter which happens to be a Radio program. Others are BBC News at Ten which she appears from time to time and BBC News at Six.
Her career at BBC began in 1998, when she was hired as junior producer for Newsroom and News 24. After working on that position for some time, she received a promotion and became reporter and later a presenter. She has covered stories from around the world including America when she was a Washington based correspondent. Additionally, she has interviewed prominent leaders from around the globe. Her work at BBC includes hosting programs like, Impact, The Andrew Marr’s Show, Hard talk, BBC breakfast, News night, Today and more.
When trying to grow and gain experience as a Journalist, she firstly worked as a reporter for an English Newspaper named The News in Islamabad City in Pakistan. By then she was just 18 years old and worked there for period of 3 months. Later in 1996, she landed her first job at Bloomberg Television, London as a producer and an occasional presenter where she spent 2 years and after leaving BBC employed her in 1998 and has worked there till today.
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