Akhtar Khan is a British broadcast journalist of Indian descent, and has worked for multiple international broadcasters including

BBC World News BBC World News is an international English-language pay television network, operated under the ''BBC Global News Limited'' division of the BBC, which is a public corporation of the UK government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and S ...

and

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Sky News Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel and organisation. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online channels. It is owned by Sky Group, a division of Comcast. John Ryley is the hea ...

CNBC Europe Consumer News and Business Channel Europe (referred to on air simply as CNBC) is a business and financial news television channel which airs across Europe. The station is based in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Pla ...

and Arise News, New york presenter. He is one of the presenters of ''

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'', a weekly travel program on BBC World News, and has his own radio show on the

BBC Asian Network BBC Asian Network is a British Asian radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station's target audience is people "with an interest in British Asian lifestyles", especially British Asians between the ages of 18 and 34. The station has ...

. He is also the roving ambassador for

The Prince's Trust The Prince's Trust ( cy, Ymddiriedolaeth y Tywysog) is a charity in the United Kingdom founded in 1976 by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) to help vulnerable young people get their lives on track. It supports 11-to-30-year-olds who are u ...

, officially representing the

Prince of Wales Prince of Wales ( cy, Tywysog Cymru, ; la, Princeps Cambriae/Walliae) is a title traditionally given to the heir apparent to the English and later British throne. Prior to the conquest by Edward I in the 13th century, it was used by the rulers ...

at numerous events. In 2016 with his experience on both sides of the camera and lifestyle programming, Akhtar (publisher and creative director) went on to create a men's lifestyle magazine for 18-45 demographic called 'The Man About Town, New York' (https://www.flipsnack.com/akhtarkhan/the-man-about-town-new-york-fd1cfdvvs.html)

Personal life

Khan's parents are from

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

, while Akhtar was born in London. Akhtar currently shuttles between London,

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and

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. He has been reported to have dated the

Miss World 1999 Miss World 1999, the 49th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 1999 at the Olympia Hall in London, United Kingdom. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates ...

pageant winner who was also crowned Miss India,

Yukta Mookhey Yukta Inderlal Mookhey is an Indian civic activist and the winner of Miss World 1999. She is the fourth Indian woman to win Miss World and was previously crowned as Femina Miss India World in 1999. She is a former model and actress, and has wor ...

. He is an avid world traveller (76 countries and counting) and is a self proclaimed adrenaline junkie.

Career

As of September 2017, The Huffington Post described Khan as having "more than 20 years experience on both sides of the camera", covering areas related to "international affairs, geo-politics, health and fitness, entrepreneurship, current affairs, travel and tourism and, the film industry". Some of his notable reportage has included the

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, the first beheading of ISIL and the

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. Khan initially worked as a

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in the City of London Investment Trust, before becoming an

entertainment journalist Entertainment journalism is any form of journalism that focuses on popular culture and the entertainment business and its products. Like fashion journalism, entertainment journalism covers industry-specific news while targeting general audiences bey ...

with

. Later, he became a

film critic Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outlets ...

Pearson TV Pearson Television was the British-based television production and distribution arm of a British company Pearson PLC. History In 1994 after a bidding war, Pearson PLC bought the former British ITV franchisee Thames Television. Then in 1995 it ...

and subsequently joined

, where he became Royal Correspondent. In August 2003, Khan became one of the presenters of ''

'', a weekly travel program on BBC World News. Khan has been a regular presenter at the erstwhile BBC News 24, now known as

BBC News BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadca ...

, apart from hosting his own show on BBC Asian Network. Khan has also been a freelance presenter for

BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that broadcasts mainly news, sport, discussion, interviews and phone-ins. It is the principal BBC radio station covering sport in the United Kingdom, broadcast ...

. Additionally, Khan is a

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and host at corporate events. Khan is the roving ambassador for

, officially representing the

at numerous events.

References

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