Nadia Ali (; born 15 November 1984) is an English television and radio presenter of

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descent. She is best known for presenting the Sunday evening show on

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Background

Ali was born and brought up in Ilford in East London. She is of

descent and she comes from a Bengali

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family background.

Career

In 2005, at the age of 20, Ali joined

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and worked there for six years on a children's live television programme. She has hosted award ceremonies and talent shows across the UK and Europe, including Channel S Awards 2011,

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2010 Awards, NTV Mega Concert and

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Aaja Nachle Competition. Ali has also worked for B4U,

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and NTV. In 2011, she co-hosted the first international reality television show in Bangladesh called ''Forgotten Roots'', following the journey of 10 young adults from across the world in the search for their Forgotten roots, which was broadcast on the country's main television channel. In May 2012, Ali co-hosted

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in Victoria Park, London. Since December 2012, she has presented the live Bengali music, entertainment and news show on Sunday evenings for

. In 2013, the show won an award at the BBC Radio and Music Awards. In July 2014, Ali featured in the fourth episode of short film series '' Ramadan Roundup'', which was nominated for a national award at the Limelight Film Awards 2015. In March–May 2015, Ali featured in two episode of comedy web series ''

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' as

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's character's mother. In June 2015, she hosted the

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red carpet in Malaysia. Ali also writes articles for an international magazine. She also works as a motivational speaker at local colleges and events. Alongside her media career, Ali was employed as a bank manager in 2008. Since then she graduated with in law and qualified as a barrister in 2012 and is currently a member of

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. She is also a Director for the British Bangladesh Chamber of Women Entrepreneurs.

Personal life

Nadia got married in 2017 to Eazaz Ali. She visits

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every year with her family.

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''Nadia Ali''
(BBC Asian Network) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Nadia 1984 births Living people British Muslims English Muslims British people of Bangladeshi descent English people of Bangladeshi descent English television presenters English radio presenters English barristers British women lawyers English web series actresses 21st-century English actresses BBC Asian Network presenters Television personalities from the London Borough of Redbridge Actresses from London Members of Lincoln's Inn British women radio presenters People from Ilford Actors from the London Borough of Redbridge

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