Maryam Nemazee

Maryam Nemazee is a British-Iranian broadcast journalist, until recently working with Al Jazeera English. She was born in London to Iranian parents.

Career Al Jazeera English - London At Al Jazeera English, Nemazee is based at the European broadcast-centre, in London which is now closed, and all news programs are in Doha. There she is a presenter on the flagship-programme Newshour. Previously she worked at the main broadcast-centre in Doha.

She has interviewed some of the world's top political and business leaders, including the former chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker, OPEC Secretary-General Abdallah Salem el-Badri, and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde.

Al Jazeera English - Doha Before that, Nemazee spent four and a half years in the Middle East, at the main broadcast-centre of Al Jazeera English, in Doha. During this time, she covered stories such as the Israel-Palestinian conflict and Iran's nuclear negotiations. As well as working in the company's global headquarters in Qatar, she also had assignments at the broadcast-centres in the United States and in Asia.

She is fluent in Persian.