Maryam Moshiri

Maryam Moshiri is a Chief Presenter at BBC News. In January 2024 the BBC launched Maryam’s new show ‘The World Today’ on the BBC’s news channel, broadcasting to over 100 million viewers around the world. Maryam is also one of the few Chief Presenters at BBC News who presents the national news bulletins on BBC 1.

Maryam’s wealth of experience and expertise makes her a highly sought after conference or awards host, event moderator and chair – uniquely positioned to provide insightful commentary on current affairs.

Maryam began her BBC career at a Business news presenter, covering all the top business stories from economic impact of the 9/11 attacks to the global financial crisis. She has interviewed some of the world’s top economists, investors and CEOs, including Jeff Bezos, Reed Hastings and Willie Walsh and was the face of business on the BBC News channel and BBC world for 16 years.

In 2019 Maryam became a main news presenter on BBC World and BBC News, where she covered big events like the Covid pandemic, the War in Ukraine and the death of Queen Elizabeth II and anchored shows like OS, Global and The Context.