Nadia Ali (broadcaster)

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Nadia Ali
নাদিয়া আলী
Born (1984-11-15) 15 November 1984 (age 39)
Ilford, London, England, UK
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Television presenter, radio presenter, barrister
Years active2005–present
Organization BBC Asian Network
SpouseEazaz Ali

Nadia Ali (Bengali : নাদিয়া আলী; born 15 November 1984) is an English television and radio presenter of Bangladeshi descent. She is best known for presenting the Sunday evening show on BBC Asian Network.

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Background

Ali was born and brought up in Ilford in East London. [1] She is of Bangladeshi descent [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] and she comes from a Bengali Muslim family background. [7]

Career

In 2005, [8] at the age of 20, Ali joined Channel S and worked there for six years [7] on a children's live television programme. [9] She has hosted award ceremonies and talent shows across the UK and Europe, including Channel S Awards 2011, British Bangladeshi Who's Who 2010 Awards, NTV Mega Concert and Yash Raj Films Aaja Nachle Competition. Ali has also worked for B4U, ATN Bangla [1] and NTV. [8]

In 2011, she co-hosted the first international reality television show in Bangladesh called Forgotten Roots, [7] following the journey of 10 young adults from across the world in the search for their Forgotten roots, [8] which was broadcast on the country's main television channel. In May 2012, Ali co-hosted Boishakhi Mela in Victoria Park, London. Since December 2012, she has presented the live Bengali music, entertainment and news show on Sunday evenings for BBC Asian Network. [7] In 2013, the show won an award at the BBC Radio and Music Awards.

In July 2014, Ali featured in the fourth episode of short film series Ramadan Roundup , which was nominated for a national award at the Limelight Film Awards 2015. [10]

In March–May 2015, Ali featured in two episode of comedy web series Corner Shop Show' as Islah Abdur-Rahman's character's mother. In June 2015, she hosted the International Indian Film Academy Awards red carpet in Malaysia.

Ali also writes articles for an international magazine. [9] She also works as a motivational speaker at local colleges and events. [1] Alongside her media career, Ali was employed as a bank manager in 2008. [8] Since then she graduated with in law [7] and qualified as a barrister in 2012 and is currently a member of Lincoln's Inn. [8] She is also a Director for the British Bangladesh Chamber of Women Entrepreneurs. [7]

Personal life

Nadia got married in 2017 to Eazaz Ali. She visits Bangladesh every year with her family. [7]

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  4. ↑ "BBC Asian Network to celebrate Bangladeshi music". Asian Image. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Williams, Paul (28 November 2013). "BBC Asian Network focusing on Bangladesh". Music Week . Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "BBC Asian Network to celebrate Bangladesh Music". M . 28 November 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Parks, Carla (14 August 2013). "Asian Network presenter Nadia Ali juggles media with law". Ariel . Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (October 2013). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 20. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Nadia Ali". BBC Asian Network. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Rahman, Emdad (20 May 2015). "Ibrahim is shortlisted for film award". London: East London News. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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