Shawkat Hashmi
| Shawkat Hashmi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | শওকত হাশমী |
| Born | 1950s Barisal, Barisal District, Barisal Division, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) |
| 🏡 Residence | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | British |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Bangladesh University of Professionals Cardiff University University of Sheffield |
| 💼 Occupation | Radio presenter and producer |
| 📆 Years active | 1992–present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Shabana Iqbal |
Shawkat Hashmi (Bengali: শওকত হাশমী) is a Bangladeshi-born British radio presenter and producer who works for the BBC as ethnic affairs producer and presenter for BBC North, BBC Radio Sheffield and BBC Asian Network.
Early life
Hashmi was born in Barisal, Barisal District, Barisal Division, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). He attended Barisal Zilla School, Bangladesh and read Journalism and Media Studies at Cardiff University, and Mechanical and Production Engineering at the University of Sheffield.[1]
Career
Hashmi was introduced to presenting through hospital radio after spending time in a hospital ward due to a serious knee injury. In January 1992, he joined the BBC and became a senior producer and presenter for BBC North.[2][3] He produces and organises Asian programmes for BBC Radio Sheffield and BBC Asian Network.[1][4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Shawkat Hashmi". BBC. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "Saturday Night Classics with Shawkat Hashmi". BBC Radio Sheffield. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "Shawkat Hashmi". BBC Asian Network. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ Curtis, Mike (2014). Asian Auntie-Ji: Life with the BBC Asian Network. Matador. ISBN 978-1784620790. Search this book on
External links
- Shawkat Hashmi on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Shawkat Hashmi. BBC. 6 August 2009
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