Saima Mohsin

Saima Mohsin (born 1977) is a British journalist and presenter. She has been a Sky News presenter since 2022.

Early life and education

Mohsin was born to Pakistani immigrant parents and grew up in South Norwood, London. Her father worked for Croydon Council and ran a mini-mart near Selhurst Park. After her father's death when she was young, Mohsin was raised by her mother with the help of her older siblings. Although from a Muslim background, Mohsin attended a church school. She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science from the University of Birmingham in 1998. She then pursued a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism in 1999.

Career

In 2000, Mohsin, gained her first job in television joining ITV Meridian as a producer, and later became a presenter/reporter for the station. In 2002, Mohsin joined BBC Points West as a reporter and presenter. In 2004, she moved to BBC One's Watchdog - the UK's most watched current affairs show - as an investigative reporter on consumer issues.[citation needed]

Mohsin later worked freelance as a newsreader and reporter for BBC News 24, Sky News and ITN.[citation needed] She presented a debate show for Channel 4 on suicide bombings and the future of British Islam following the 7/7 London bombings.

In 2006, Mohsin joined GMTV on which she covered stories around the UK and the world including the plea to free Mirza Tahir Hussain from death row in Pakistan and Glaswegian runaway 12‑year-old Molly Campbell/Misba Rana.

She moved to Pakistan in 2007 to be the face of Dawn News, Pakistan's first English news channel.[citation needed] She presented News Eye, the channel's flagship nightly news programme. She contributes as a special correspondent for PBS NewsHour in the United States as well as ITN and Daybreak in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]

She was Pakistan correspondent in 2013 and later an international correspondent for CNN International until 2017.[citation needed]

In 2023, Mohsin sued CNN for unfair dismissal and racial discrimination after an assignment in Israel that she claimed left her with an “invisible disability". Mohsin claimed her cameraman ran over her foot in a car, causing severe tissue damage that left Mohsin struggling to sit, stand and walk or return to work full-time.

References

  1. 1 2 "The Dawning Diva – an interview with Saima Mohsin". Saad Zuberi. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "In Pakistan it seems there are only two ways prime ministers leave office - coups or assassinations". Sky News.
  3. ↑ "Saima Mohsin appointed Palace for Life patron". Palace for Life Foundation. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Presenter profiles - Saima Mohsin". BBC Points West. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Saima Mohsin". 101 Pakistanis. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Profile: Saima Mohsin, GMTV reporter and presenter". AIM. 5 November 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  7. ↑ Thaler, Shannon (10 July 2023). "Ex-CNN reporter Saima Mohsin suing network for racial discrimination, unfair dismissal". New York Post. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Waterson, Jim (10 July 2023). "Former reporter suing CNN for unfair dismissal and racial discrimination". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2026.