Mishal Husain

Mishal Husain (born 12 March 1973) is a British newsreader and journalist for BBC Television and BBC Radio. She is the main Sunday presenter of the BBC News at Ten and BBC Weekend News and one of the main presenters of BBC Radio 4's Today. She has hosted The Andrew Marr Show, HARDtalk, Impact and BBC Breakfast. Husain is also a relief presenter of the BBC News at Six and BBC News Channel. Early life Mishal Husain was born on 12 March 1973 in Northampton, England to Pakistani parents. Her mother was a teacher and former producer for Pakistan Television Corporation, and her father was a urologist. She has a younger brother. She is the granddaughter of Syed Shahid Hamid, the first Director-General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence. Husain attended the British School in Abu Dhabi; the family were also based in Saudi Arabia for a period. Husain returned to England at the age of 12 to continue her education at Cobham Hall School, an independent school in Kent. She read 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.