Samira Ahmed

ABOUT SAMIRA AHMED

British freelance journalist, writer and broadcaster who spent numerous years working for the BBC organization.

She began as a BBC news trainee in 1990, and worked her way up the network's ladder to lead broadcaster.

She won Broadcast of the Year at the 2009 Stonewall Awards.

Her mother, Lalita, was a freelance broadcaster for the Hindi service of the BBC World Service.

She became successful on BBC's news program, while Ricky Gervais starred on the BBC original show The Office.