Tasmin Lucia-Khan | |
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Born |
Farhana Tasmin Lucia-Khan 18 July 1980 London, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | Politics, Philosophy and Economics |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Occupation |
Journalist, television presenter, news presenter, producer |
Years active | 1999–present |
Notable credit(s) |
Zee TV Channel 5 BBC News ITV Breakfast |
Website | www |
Tasmin Lucia-Khan (born 18 July 1980) is an English film producer,television personality, entrepreneur and CEO of global entertainment and film company WR Entertainment. In the UK, she is most known for being the face of BBC Three News, hosting E24 on BBC News, and fronting the morning news for ITV breakfast show Daybreak known now as Good Morning Britain. She was appointed CEO of Hollywood film company WR Entertainment in January 2016 and subsequently took the parent company WR Entertainment ASA public on the Merkur Market.
Born Farhana Tasmin Lucia-Khan in London, she is of Bengali descent. Khan graduated from the University of Oxford with an Honours degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. At Oxford, she took up debating, and nurtured her passion for international relations and current affairs. She studied Latin, Economics and Mathematics at A Level.
In 1999, Khan started her career at Zee TV Network, as an entertainment presenter and news reporter. She then hosted her own talk show interviewing celebrities from music and film, sports and politics. In 2001, she interviewed Bill Clinton, a few months after he completed his second term as President of the United States.
She worked as a radio presenter for the BBC Asian Network, covering programmes like the Breakfast Show, Drive Time and The Album Chart. She was on air when news of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami broke on Boxing Day in December 2004.