Mishal Husain presents BBC1’s ‘News at Ten’ on Sunday evenings, and is a familiar face to viewers around the world as a key presenter on ‘BBC World News’ where she is the host of the flagship ‘Impact Asia’. Her wide ranging talents have also been seen on programmes as diverse as BBC1’s ‘Breakfast’, BBC2’s ‘The Culture Show’, and Radio 4’s ‘Profile’ and ‘You and Yours’.

Mishal forged her international reputation as the first Washington-based presenter for the BBC, fronting news programmes around the time of the Iraq war and developing a keen following among US viewers. She is also known for presenting live on location, including coverage of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination in 2007 and the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Mishal’s three-part documentary series for BBC2 on the life of Mahatma Gandhi aired in October 2009.  She was named by The Times as one of the five most influential Muslim women in Britain.