Waseem Badami

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Waseem Badami
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Waseem Badami in 2017
Born (1985-02-07) 7 February 1985 (age 36)
NationalityPakistani
EducationMBA Marketing from Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Karachi
OccupationNews Anchor
Journalist
Years active2006-present
EmployerARY News
Spouse(s)Mahira Fatima
ChildrenAdil Abbas
Websitewbhemani.com

Waseem Badami (Urdu: وسیم بدامی) is a Pakistani television host and news anchor[1] who currently hosts a political talk show 11th Hour on ARY News.[2]

Early life and education[]

Waseem was born in Karachi, Pakistan on 7 February 1985. He graduated with MBA degree in Marketing from Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology.[3]

Career[]

Badami started his career by giving traffic updates on radio during that he was studying at SZABIST. After that he joined Business Plus channel as a researcher. Later his sheer hard work gave him reward and out of thousands of people he got selected for ARY News in 2006 and there he started his career as a journalist and an anchor person. Later, he left the channel in October 2014 and subsequently joined BOL Network as an Executive Vice President and Senior Anchorperson.[4][5] In April 2015, he resigned from BOL Network[5][4] and rejoined ARY News. He is currently hosting the popular talk show "11th Hour" on ARY News[6] He also hosts Shan-e-Ramazan on ARY Digital.[4][7][8] He is famous for his “Masoomana Sawal” which has become his identity.[9] He also hosts a cricket-related show “Har Lamha Purjosh” mainly during Pakistan Super League.[10] In 2017, Badami partnered up with Hemani Herbals and launched organic products and skin care brand named "WB" after his initials. The product was launched in Dubai followed by Karachi.[11]

Awards[]

In 2016, he was awarded "Favorite Current Affairs Anchor – Male" award by Agahi Award.[12][13]

In 2018, his brand WB by Hemani got "Emerging brand of the year" award.[14]

In 2019, he won the 10th Pakistan Achievement Award for the “Best Ramadan Transmission Host”.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Youth fully aware of prevailing political situation in country: Waseem Badami". dailytimes.com.pk.
  2. ^ "Veena Malik alleges husband abused her, agrees to 'forgive' him". DAWN.COM. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. ^ "SZABIST - Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology". www.szabist.edu.pk.
  4. ^ a b c Samiuddin, Shahrezad (13 July 2015). "The Ramzan rut – Season 2015". Aurora Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Waseem Badami rejoins ARY News". ARYNEWS. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Vote for Waseem Badami as Favourite Current Affairs Anchor - Male @AgahiAwards - 2016". Agahi Awards. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. ^ Samiuddin, Shahrezad (1 November 2014). "Talking the talk". Aurora Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Ramzan shows – the new high!". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  9. ^ "2019 was a year of insensitive jokes by Pakistani celebrities". Samaa TV. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Is Ali Zafar preparing for new PSL song?". Daily Times (newspaper). 23 February 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  11. ^ Haq, Irfan-ul (20 May 2017). "Waseem Badami is launching his skincare line today". Dawn Images. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Dawn journalists win ten Agahi Awards". DAWN.COM. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ^ "'Favourite News Channel' ARY News receives five Agahi Awards". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Waseem Badami's All-Natural Lifestyle Brand Is Taking Pakistan By Storm!". Parhlo. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Humayun Saeed wins Best Actor Award in the UK". Daily Times (newspaper). 21 August 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

External links[]

• Official website

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