Nazenin Ansari () is an Iranian journalist, managing editor of '' Kayhan London'' (), a weekly Persian-language digital newspaper based in London, covering Iran's politics, economy, society, environment and culture, and their impact on the international scene. Critical of the Islamic government of

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, Kayhan London is not to be confused with the Tehran based official Iranian newspaper ''

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.'' She also heads Kayhan London's sister English-language media outlet ''Kayhan Life'' and produced a series for the Persian-language entertainment channel

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. Ansari was a London correspondent for

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's Persian News Network until July 2009. She served as President (2007–2009) and Vice-President (2009–2012) of

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Early life

Ansari received her higher education in the US, with a BA in Public Affairs and Government from

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and an MA in International Relations and Comparative Politics from

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. She is a regular panelist on BBC News's ''

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'' programme, and provides news analysis about Iran on

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and

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. She also contributes on the

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website. Ansari has worked with and been a member of a number of Iranian educational and charitable foundations, including Friends of Persian, the Friends of Persian Language Society, Benefactors of Kahrizak, the Iran Heritage Foundation, the Popli Khalatbari Foundation, the Mihan Foundation, the Persia Educational Foundation and Magic of Persia. She is a member of

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and the

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, and sits on the Board of Trustees of Encyclopædia Iranica.

Personal life

Ansari was married to the British-Iranian billionaire

Farhad Moshiri Ardavan Farhad Moshiri (; born 18 May 1955) is a British-Iranian businessman based in Monaco. He is the former majority owner and board member of English Premier League team Everton, and is the former chairman of USM Holdings, a Russian holdin ...

, and they have two children. She lives in London, while Moshiri lives in Monaco. The ex-couple’s daughter Azadeh is a regular newsreader for BBC World News.

References

External links

Kayhan (London) website
Retrieved 2010-11-13 * Retrieved 2010-11-13
Magic of Persia website
Retrieved 2010-11-13
The Iran Heritage Foundation website
Retrieved 2010-11-13
The Popli Khalatbari Foundation website
Retrieved 2010-11-13 Living people Chatham House people Iranian women journalists George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development alumni Journalists from London Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences alumni Year of birth missing (living people) English people of Iranian descent {{Iran-journalist-stub