Faisal Islam
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Faisal Islam in 2016
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| Native name | ফয়সাল ইসলাম |
| Born |
29 May 1977 Manchester, England, UK |
| Residence | London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Manchester Grammar School |
| Alma mater |
Trinity College, Cambridge City University London |
| Occupation | Political Editor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Employer | Sky News |
| Notable credit(s) |
The Observer, Channel 4 News |
| Website | https://twitter.com/faisalislam |
Faisal Islam (Bengali: ফয়সাল ইসলাম born 29 May 1977) is an English political and economics journalist who since summer 2014 has been the Political Editor of Sky News. He was the Economics Editor of Channel 4 News, until 1 June 2014, when he was replaced by Paul Mason, the programme's former Culture and Media Editor.
Islam formally joined Sky News in 2014 as its Political Editor, succeeding Adam Boulton, who now presents a mid morning news programme All Out Politics on the same channel.
Islam is of Bengali descent. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, a boys’ independent school in Manchester, followed by Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. In 2000, he gained a post-graduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism from City University in London.
Faisal Islam was formerly an economics correspondent for The Observer newspaper. He became business correspondent for Channel 4 News in May 2004, later becoming its Economics Editor, a position he held until 1 June 2014, when he was replaced by Paul Mason, the programme's former Culture and Media Editor.
Islam has reported on the ups and downs of the corporate world from government-subsidised arms dealers and failing PFI contracts to how bankers are trading weather. Islam was named as successor to the long-serving political editor Adam Boulton of Sky News; he took up his new post before the Scottish Independence Referendum took place in September 2014.
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