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Aasmah Saira Mir (born October 7, 1971) is a Scottish television and radio broadcaster. She is also a journalist. Aasmah is well-known for co-presenting the breakfast show on Times Radio.

Aasmah Mir's Early Life

Aasmah Mir was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Her parents came from Pakistan. She was born on October 7, 1971. From age ten, she grew up in Bearsden. She went to Bearsden Academy there. In 1993, she earned a law degree from the University of Bristol.

Beginning Her Journalism Career

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

Broadcasting on TV and Radio

Aasmah Mir has had a long career in broadcasting. She has worked on many different TV and radio shows.

Television Work

Aasmah's sister, Uzma, worked for BBC Scotland. Aasmah first appeared on a BBC Scotland show in 1992. It was called The Insiders. After graduating, she joined Scottish Television at age 21. She trained there and read early morning news. She later presented the main news show.

In 1996, she presented parts of East on BBC Two. This show was about Asian culture. She also worked on Desi DNA. In 1998, she became a reporter for Central Television in Nottingham. Aasmah also presented shows like Just Write on Channel 4. She was on Around Scotland on BBC Two. In 2010, she reviewed newspapers on GMTV with Lorraine and Lorraine.

Radio Work

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

In 2006, she hosted the morning phone-in show on BBC Asian Network. She also presented reports for the BBC Asian Network Report. Until 2009, Aasmah presented the Midday News on Radio 5 Live. In 2009, she hosted some Friday editions of Good Morning Scotland. She also presented a series for BBC Radio 4 about Scotland's Year of Homecoming. She hosted Colour Me White for Radio 4. She also presented Gay Life After Saddam for Radio 5 Live. In 2010, she became a presenter for Radio 5 Live's Drive programme. For one week in 2012, she filled in for Jeremy Vine on his BBC Radio 2 show.

On September 27, 2012, Aasmah announced she was leaving BBC 5 Live. She had been there for 11 years. Her last show on 5 Live Drive was November 9, 2012. In October 2012, she presented an episode of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. For a while, she also worked on the LBC 97.3 afternoon programme. From 2012 to 2020, she co-presented Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4.

In April 2020, it was announced she would join Times Radio. The station started on June 29, 2020. She co-presents the Monday to Thursday breakfast show with Stig Abell. In November 2024, she shared that she would leave Times Radio Breakfast in January 2025.

Aasmah Mir's Personal Life

Aasmah Mir is a big fan of the football club Celtic F.C.. She was married to Piara Powar. He is the executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe. Aasmah became a mother to a daughter when she was 43 years old.