Aasmah Mir

Quick Facts

Full Name	Aasmah Mir
Occupation	TV Show Host
Date Of Birth	Oct 7, 1971(1971-10-07)
Age	53
Birthplace	Scotland
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Libra

Aasmah Mir Biography

Aasmah Mir is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on October 7, 1971 in Scotland, United Kingdom. Known for her hosting work on such British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and ITV programs as Desi DNA, Around Scotland, and Lorraine, she also worked for BBC Radio London and the BBC Asian (radio) Network.

She and Clare Balding, born just six months apart, both had careers as BBC television and radio presenters.

Mir began her career in broadcasting in 1992 appearing on a BBC TV programme called The Insiders with Gordon Kennedy. After graduation she joined Scottish Television aged 21 as a trainee and read the early morning news bulletins, and presented the main news show.

Mir was born to first-generation Pakistani immigrants in Glasgow, and brought up in the nearby suburb of Bearsden, from the age of ten, where she attended Bearsden Academy. She graduated from the University of Bristol with an honours law degree in 1993.

She grew up in a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, as the daughter of Pakistani immigrants. She later married Piara Powar.

Aasmah Mir Net Worth

Aasmah Mir is one of the richest TV Show Host from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Aasmah Mir 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After studying law at the University of Bristol and before working for the Scottish Television network, she was briefly employed as a print journalist for both the Sunday Mail and the Daily Record.

Between 2005 and 2006, she penned a column for the Scottish newspaper The Sunday Herald.

Aasmah Saira Mir (/ˈ æ z m ə ˈ m ɪər / ; born 7 October 1971) is a Scottish television and radio broadcaster and journalist.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Aasmah Mir Dating?

According to our records, Aasmah Mir married to Piara Powar. As of December 1, 2023, Aasmah Mir’s is not dating anyone.

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Mir presented the Midday News on 5 Live, Monday to Friday, until 9 January

2009. She joined BBC Scotland in April 2009 as a presenter of the Friday edition of Good Morning Scotland. Also in 2009 she presented a series of programmes for BBC Radio 4 on Scotland’s Year of Homecoming, as well as Colour Me White for Radio 4, and Gay Life After Saddam for Radio 5 Live. In 2010 she replaced Anita Anand as a presenter of Radio 5 Live’s Drive programme. In March 2012, for one week, she sat in for Jeremy Vine on his BBC Radio 2 programme.

Facts & Trivia

Aasmah Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Aasmah Mir celebrates birthday on October 7 of every year.

She was a co-presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live from 2012 to 2020.

Top Facts about Aasmah Mir

1. Aasmah Saira Mir is a Scottish television and radio broadcaster and journalist.
2. She was born in Glasgow to first-generation Pakistani immigrants on 7 October 1971 and grew up in Bearsden.
3. Mir graduated from the University of Bristol with an honours law degree in 1993.
4. She was a reporter for the Daily Record and Sunday Mail in 1995, and a columnist for the Sunday Herald in 2005 and 2006.
5. Mir worked for Scottish Television, BBC Radio London, BBC Radio 5 Live, The BBC Asian Network Report and Radio 4 from 1992 to 2012.
6. She copresents the Monday-Thursday breakfast show on Times Radio since 2020.
7. Mir had a daughter at the age of 44.
8. Mir was married to Piara Powar, executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe, until 2021.
9. She is a fan of Celtic F.C.

Whats happened to Aasmah Mir?

From 2012 to 2020 she was a copresenter of BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live . In April 2020 she was announced as a presenter for Times Radio when the station launched on 29 June 2020. She copresents Monday to Thursday breakfast with Stig Abell.

How old is Aasmah?

50 years (October 7, 1971)

Why did Aasmah Mir leaving Saturday live?

Rev Coles told listeners she was leaving for “ fresh fields and pastures new ” and joked he would hang a “tribute plaque on the office wall as soon I can get to Wilko’s again”. Aasmah said: “This is my last programme, it’s been almost six years and it’s time to move onto something new.

What happened to Stig Abell?

In May 2016, Abell became the editor of The Times Literary Supplement , succeeding Sir Peter Stothard, who had edited the newspaper for the previous 14 years. He held the post until June 2020, when he was succeeded by Martin Ivens. He is a regular presenter on the BBC Radio 4 series Front Row.

Who is Aasmah Mir married to?

Piara Powar