Syed Neaz Ahmad

Syed Neaz Ahmad is a Bangladeshi-born British academic, writer, journalist, and critic based in London. He is best known for anchoring NTV Europe current affairs talk show Talking Point.

Education Ahmad obtained a first class BA (Honours) and a first class MA from Dhaka University during the Bangladesh freedom movement. Later he graduated with an MA in comparative linguistics from the University of London to pursue higher studies and research. His main area of research and interest is comparative linguistics in Arabic and English.

Career From September 1975 until June 2008, Ahmad was senior lecturer at Umm al-Qura University and taught English language, creative writing and applied linguistics.

While at Umm al-Qura University, he authored a series of three textbooks on writing for students of engineering and Islamic architecture He has interviewed several prime ministers, ministers, MPs, Oscar winners, Nobel laureates and has edited academic journals. He has given over 50 talks on BBC World Service Radio on topics related to Islamic rituals, practices and education and social norms. During his stay in Saudi Arabia he was often a guest on Saudi television talk shows and Jeddah FM Radio.

Personal life Ahmad lives in London with his wife, Rina Musharraf, and four children, Faisal, Talal, Tania and Anzar.