Hena Doba

Hena Doba is a Pakistani American broadcast journalist for NewsNation. Doba had previously worked for CBS News, where she anchored The National Desk with Hena Doba after working as a national correspondent. She then worked as a correspondent and anchor for Cheddar News, a financial news network.

Early life Hena Doba was born in Jackson Heights, Queens to Tahmina Faraz and Agha M. Zulfiquar. Doba has three younger sisters. She is a first generation Pakistani American. As a child, her parents raised her speaking Urdu.

Career Two days after her college graduation, Doba was hired as a producer for Newswatch 50, a local TV station in Watertown, New York City. Doba first went on air during the September 11 attacks.

In 2019, Doba moved to Cheddar News, a financial news network, where she worked as a correspondent and anchor.

In addition to her journalistic work, Doba worked as an adjunct professor at Capital Community College and the Connecticut School of Broadcasting for five years. In June 2026, Doba was moved to anchor NewsNation Prime Weekends, which airs from 8 to 11 p.m ET, replacing Natasha Zouves.

Personal life Doba is Muslim. In her free time, she enjoys boxing.

On January 23, 2016, she married Andrew Ronald Doba. They met in December 2013 at WFSB, a CBS affiliate station based in Hartford. He was a guest on a political show hosted by Doba's co-anchor, who introduced them.