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Zeinab Badawi

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Date of Birth: 1959 , November-24
Birth Nation: Sudan
Height: 5 Feet 8 Inch
Name Zeinab Badawi
Father Mohammed-Khair El Badawi
Nationality Sudanese/British
Religion Muslim
Ethnicity Black
Profession Journalist
Working For BBC
Hair Color Black
Face Color Black
Famous for World News Today
Married not currently
Children 4
Divorce once
Education graduated from Oxford University
Awards TV personality of the year 2009
TV Show Hard talk, World News Today

Quick Timeline of Zeinab Badawi

1959 Born in Sudan
1962 Moved to Britain
1989 Graduated from University of London
1982 Worked at Yorkshire TV
1988 Joined Channel 4 News
2004 Appointed as a trustee of National Portrait Gallery
2009 Won Annual Media Awards
2011 Was awarded as Honorary Doctorate

Detail Timeline of Zeinab Badawi

November 24 , 1959

Born in Sudan

Talented lady, Zeinab was born as Zeinab Badawi somewhere in Sudan. Though she was born in Sudan, she spends most of her childhood days in London. She holds the citizenship of Sudanese as well as British and she is of Sudanese descent.

1962

Moved to Britain

Zeinab began living in England since she was 2. There her father began working at the BBC's Arabic Service. She received her formal education from Hornsey High School for Girls. After completing her secondary education, she joined St Hilda's College.

1989

Graduated from University of London

After earning her undergraduate degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from St Hilda's College, she joined Oxford University Broadcasting Society. In 1988, she got enrolled at University of London and she completed her Masters of Arts degree from there in 1989.

1982

Worked at Yorkshire TV

After spending some years at Oxford University Broadcasting Society, she joined Yorkshire TV. She began her broadcasting career from there. She joined them in 1982 as a researcher and broadcast journalist. For about a year, she also worked at BBC.

1988

Joined Channel 4 News

For about a year, she also worked at BBC. In 1988, she joined Channel 4 News as a co presenter of the show, Channel 4 News. She worked there till 1998 and then she joined BBC News. There she worked at live political programs as their presenter and reporter.

2004

Appointed as a trustee of National Portrait Gallery

Besides her television and radio journalist career, she also holds several public positions. Since 2004, she has been appointed as a trustee of National Portrait Gallery. She is also popular for being the founder of Africa Medical Partnership Fund.

2009

Won Annual Media Awards

She has also been honored with several prestigious awards in her life. At the end of 2009, she was honored with the Annual Media Awards. She won this award as the International TV Personality of the Year.

July 21 , 2011

Was awarded as Honorary Doctorate

Besides her Masters of Arts degree from University of London, she also holds Honorary Doctorate for her achievements in journalism. She was awarded with this honor by the School of Oriental and African Studies on 21st of July 2011.

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It is said that Zeinab Badawi was once married to someone but the actual name of her husband is unknown. It is also known that she is the mother of four children. These days it is rumored that she has been divorced with her husband and is living a single life.

Zeinab began living in England since she was 2. She received her formal education from Hornsey High School for Girls. After completing her secondary education, she joined St Hilda's College where she majored in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. She completed her Masters of Arts degree from University of London in 1989.

Zeinab began her broadcasting career from Yorkshire TV. She joined them in 1982 as a researcher and broadcast journalist. For about a year, she also worked at BBC. In 1988, she joined Channel 4 News as a co presenter of the show, Channel 4 News. She worked there till 1998 and then she joined BBC News. There she worked at live political programs as their presenter and reporter. She is also popular for being the founder of Africa Medical Partnership Fund.