Mishal Hussain
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| Born | 1973 Northampton, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education |
Cambridge University European University Institute |
| Occupation | Newsreader, journalist, news presenter |
| Notable credit(s) |
Today BBC Weekend News Impact Asia Today |
| Spouse(s) | Meekal Hashmi |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | Profile |
Mishal Husain (Urdu: مشعل حسین) [məˈʃaːʕɪl ħʊˈseɪn], (sometimes spelt Mishal Hussein) (born 1973) is a British news presenter for the BBC, who appears on Today, BBC World News and BBC Weekend News. She was previously a presenter on HARDtalk and BBC Breakfast.
Husain was born in Northampton, England. Her parents are from Pakistan. Her father attended Army Burn Hall College in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Her grandfather, Syed Shahid Hamid, was a two-star general in the Pakistan army who had served in the British army in World War II, becoming a private Military Secretary of Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck.
When she was two, the family moved to the United Arab Emirates, where her father practised as a doctor. Husain attended the British School in Abu Dhabi; the family were also based in Saudi Arabia for a period. Husain returned to the UK at the age of 12 to continue her education at Cobham Hall, an independent school in Cobham, Kent. She then studied Law at New Hall, Cambridge (now Murray Edwards College, Cambridge), followed by a master's degree in International and Comparative Law at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
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