Yalda Hakim

Yalda Hakim
Born	1983 (age 33–34) Afghanistan
Residence	London
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	Macquarie University
Occupation	Journalist, presenter, newsreader
Employer	BBC SBS (previously)
Notable credit(s)	BBC World News Our World BBC Newsnight BBC News Impact with Yalda Hakim Dateline

Yalda Hakim (born 1983) is an Australian broadcast journalist currently working for BBC World News.

Born in Afghanistan, Hakim arrived in Australia as a three-year-old migrant. When she was six months old, her family fled Afghanistan during the Soviet–Afghan War. The family traveled on horseback overland to Pakistan with the help of people smugglers. After two years in Pakistan the family settled in Australia in 1986.

Hakim attended Macarthur Girls High School in Parramatta, Sydney, where she played the violin and became a sports captain and prefect. She also attended Parramatta West Public School. She went on to study for a Bachelor of Arts in Media from 2002 to 2004 at Macquarie University, where she was also a board member of the Macquarie University Union. In 2005, Hakim obtained a Diploma in Journalism at Macleay College, Sydney. She graduated with a journalism degree via distance education from Monash University in 2007, in addition to a cadetship at the Special Broadcasting Service.

Hakim speaks English, Persian (Dari Persian included), Urdu, Hindi, Dari and Pashto.

Hakim returned to Kabul for her first Dateline report in 2008 and from then reported from across the world for Dateline and SBS World News Australia. She was awarded the United Nations Media Peace Prize for best Australian Television News Coverage in 2009, and has also been a finalist for the Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Award.

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