Saima Mohsin
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Saima Mohsin is a British journalist.
Mohsin attended the University of Birmingham
and in 1998 gained a BA (Hons) degree in political science with English literature, followed by a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism in 1999. After graduating from university, she freelanced for a year at BBC World Service
, Greater Manchester Radio, GLR and Five Live
.
In 2000 Mohsin gained her first job in television joining ITV Meridian
as a producer, and later on became a presenter/reporter for the station. In 2002, Mohsin joined BBC Points West as a reporter and presenter. In 2004 she moved to BBC One
's Watchdog
- the UK's most watched current affairs show as an investigative reporter on consumer issues.
Mohsin went on to freelance as a newsreader and reporter for BBC News 24
, Sky News
and ITN. She presented a groundbreaking debate show for Channel Four on suicide bombings and the future of British Muslims following the 7/7 bombings in London.
In 2006 Mohsin joined GMTV on which she covered stories around the UK and the world including the plea to free Mirza Tahir Hussain from death row in Pakistan and Glaswegian runaway 12 year old Molly Campbell/Misba Rana. She moved to Pakistan in 2007 to be the face of Dawn News
, Pakistan
's first English news channel. She presented News Eye, the channel's flagship nightly news programme. She contributes as special correspondent for PBS Newshour in the United States
as well as ITN and Daybreak in the United Kingdom
.
Mohsin has interviewed world famous celebrities and leaders from Tom Cruise
to Tony Blair
, Amitabh Bachchan
to Benazir Bhutto
. She has hosted special programmes with Hillary Clinton, special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke
, former British foreign secretary David Milliband and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi.
She is currently one of the newsreaders on Channel 4 News
.
Mohsin attended the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
and in 1998 gained a BA (Hons) degree in political science with English literature, followed by a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism in 1999. After graduating from university, she freelanced for a year at BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
, Greater Manchester Radio, GLR and Five Live
BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
.
In 2000 Mohsin gained her first job in television joining ITV Meridian
Meridian Broadcasting
Meridian Broadcasting is the holder of the ITV franchise for the South and South East of England. The station is owned and operated by ITV plc, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting Limited....
as a producer, and later on became a presenter/reporter for the station. In 2002, Mohsin joined BBC Points West as a reporter and presenter. In 2004 she moved to BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
's Watchdog
Watchdog (TV series)
Watchdog is a BBC television series that investigates viewers' reports of problematic experiences with traders, retailers, and other companies around the UK...
- the UK's most watched current affairs show as an investigative reporter on consumer issues.
Mohsin went on to freelance as a newsreader and reporter for BBC News 24
BBC News 24
BBC News is the BBC's 24-hour rolling news television network in the United Kingdom. The channel launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 17:30 as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989...
, Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
and ITN. She presented a groundbreaking debate show for Channel Four on suicide bombings and the future of British Muslims following the 7/7 bombings in London.
In 2006 Mohsin joined GMTV on which she covered stories around the UK and the world including the plea to free Mirza Tahir Hussain from death row in Pakistan and Glaswegian runaway 12 year old Molly Campbell/Misba Rana. She moved to Pakistan in 2007 to be the face of Dawn News
Dawn News
Dawn News was Pakistan's 24-hour Urdu news channel. Based in Karachi, the station is a subsidiary of Pakistan Herald Publications Limited , Pakistan's largest English-language media group. The test transmission of the station occurred on May 25, 2007, and the channel went live on July 23, 2007...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
's first English news channel. She presented News Eye, the channel's flagship nightly news programme. She contributes as special correspondent for PBS Newshour in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as well as ITN and Daybreak in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Mohsin has interviewed world famous celebrities and leaders from Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
to Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
, Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
to Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
. She has hosted special programmes with Hillary Clinton, special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke
Richard Holbrooke
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke was an American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker....
, former British foreign secretary David Milliband and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi.
She is currently one of the newsreaders on Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News is the news division of British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since the broadcaster's launch in 1982.-Channel 4 News:...
.