Sudanese-British broadcaster Zeinab Badawi appointed president of top UK university

Arabnewsksa07 Oct, 2021News

LONDON: Award-winning Sudanese-British broadcaster and journalist Zeinab Badawi has been appointed as the new president of SOAS, University of London on Tuesday. Born in Sudan but raised in London, Badawi comes from a family of dedicated newscasters, with her father Mohammed-Khair El-Badawi having worked for the BBC?s Arabic Service. Badawi, a SOAS alumni herself, had become a mainstay on screens across the UK and the world for her interviews with some of the world?s most influential and powerful personalities on BBC Hardtalk.