Zeinab Badawi Biography

Zeinab Badawi is a Sudanese-British television and radio journalist. Born into an educated and open-minded family in Sudan, she left her homeland at the age of two when her family moved to Great Britain. Her father worked as an editor which made her realize the power of media in this modern era and she decided to pursue a career in journalism. After completing her graduation from Oxford University, she started working as a broadcast journalist for Yorkshire TV. She served there for more than three years and then opted to pursue MA from the University of London, later returning to work at the Channel 4 News. She served as the co-presenter of the concerned network for almost a decade before moving to work for British Broadcasting Company (BBC). Along with presenting live political programs from Westminster for the channel, she also served as a regular anchor on BBC radio as well as BBC Four. She questioned some of the most powerful personalities in her interviews on the BBC show ‘HARDtalk’ and received much appreciation for her work. Along with being a journalist, she is a strong advocate for women’s education and serves as a member on several institutional and developmental boards.