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Aasmah Saira Mir (born 7 October 1971) is a Scottish television and radio broadcaster and journalist. She is known for her work on many different shows. She used to host the morning programme on Times Radio.

Early Life and Education

Aasmah Mir was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Her parents came from Pakistan. She grew up in a town called Bearsden from the age of ten. She went to Bearsden Academy for school. In 1993, she finished her law degree at the University of Bristol.

Starting in Journalism

In 1995, Aasmah Mir worked briefly as a reporter. She wrote for newspapers like the Daily Record and Sunday Mail. After that, she became a researcher for radio programmes. Later, in 2005 and 2006, she wrote columns for the Sunday Herald newspaper.

Broadcasting Career

Aasmah Mir has had a long career in broadcasting. She has worked in both television and radio.

Television Work

Aasmah Mir first appeared on TV in 1992. It was a BBC Scotland show called The Insiders. After finishing university, she joined Scottish Television when she was 21. She started by reading the early morning news. Later, she presented the main news show.

In 1996, she presented parts of a documentary series for BBC Two called East. She also worked on some items for Desi DNA. In 1998, she became a reporter for Central Television in Nottingham. She also presented shows like Just Write on Channel 4 and Around Scotland on BBC Two. In 2010, she reviewed newspapers on morning TV shows like GMTV with Lorraine and Lorraine.

Radio Work

In 1999, Aasmah Mir moved to London. She became a producer for BBC Radio London. She also started reading news for the national radio station BBC Radio 5 Live. In July 2001, she joined BBC Radio 5 Live full-time.

In 2006, she hosted a morning phone-in show on BBC Asian Network for two weeks. She also presented items for the BBC Asian Network Report. Until 2009, she presented the Midday News on 5 Live. In 2009, she hosted some Friday editions of Good Morning Scotland. She also presented a series of programmes for BBC Radio 4 about Scotland's Year of Homecoming. She hosted Colour Me White for Radio 4 and Gay Life After Saddam for Radio 5 Live.

In 2010, she became a presenter for Radio 5 Live's Drive programme. In March 2012, she filled in for Jeremy Vine on his BBC Radio 2 show for a week. On 27 September 2012, she announced she was leaving BBC 5 Live after 11 years. Her last show on 5 Live Drive was on 9 November 2012. She also presented an episode of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. For a while, she hosted the afternoon programme on LBC 97.3.

From 2012 to 2020, she was a co-presenter of BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live. In April 2020, it was announced she would join Times Radio. The station started on 29 June 2020. She co-hosted the Monday to Thursday breakfast show with Stig Abell. In November 2024, she shared that she would be leaving Times Radio Breakfast. Her last show was on 30 January 2025. From June 9 to 13, 2025, Mir filled in for Shelagh Fogarty on LBC's afternoon show.

Personal Life

Aasmah Mir is a fan of the football team Celtic F.C.. She was married to Piara Powar. They had one daughter. In 2021, she divorced.