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Saira Khan
Businesswoman, Author, Public Speaker and Television Presenter
Expert businesswoman Saira Khan is currently presenting BBC1’s "Beat The Boss", the show heralded by Broadcast Magazine as the number 1 children's programme! She is the MD of her own company "Miamoo" a luxury range of skincare products and author of the best selling self help book "Push For Success", published by Vermillion, part of the prestigious Random House stable.
Saira has also presented “Saira Khan: Saving Turtles” for the BBC’s Saving Planet Earth series and two one hour documentaries for BBC 2 entitled "Saira Khan's Pakistan Adventure".
Saira shot to fame in the first series of the smash hit BBC 2 TV Series “The Apprentice” and has since taken the UK by storm. In 2006 she presented the
Saira has presented on various BBC and ITV programmes such as"Tonight with Trevor McDonald - Behind the Veil” and “This Week with Andrew Neil” where her piece on Muslim extremism in Britain was applauded by the media. Saira is a popular contributor with GMTV and Breakfast News. Other TV programmes include presenting on BBC 1's "Departure Lounge", in addition to recording "The Heaven and Earth Show, "Test The Nation", "This Week", "Desi DNA" and "Run For Glory" a BBC 1 primetime documentary about the London Marathon. Saira also recorded a series of programmes "Live and Learn" for BBC Interactive and appeared on ITV's "Jonathan Dimbleby Show" and "Loose Women". In addiiton to guest slots on Five's "Greatest Ever 80's Movies" and Sky, Saira has also undertaken numerous radio engagements on Radio Five Live, Radio 2, Radio 4’s “Woman’s Hour”, LBC Radio, XFM, Virgin and most regional BBC and independent radio stations.
The print media has also gone wild for Saira who has featured in the Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Sun, The Sunday Telegraph, Financial Times and The Sunday Times. Glossy magazine appearances have been in Hello, Grazia, Marie Claire, Woman and Home Asian Woman and Asiana.
Saira is a regular corporate and motivational speaker. Her straight talking, no nonsense approaches makes her an energetic and captivating presenter. Her business insight comes not from text books or theories but from her own direct experience, added to which, her cultural background and experience make her an exciting, modern spokeswoman. She has taken part in numerous corporate, public speaking engagements and high profile events with leading organisations such as Business Link, Derbyshire County Council, East London University, Shell, Marriot Hotels, Save the Children, RHM Foods, West London Business Development Agency, London School of Economics, Euro Star, Nottingham University, Warren House, Women in Business, Wrexham Business Week to name but a few. Saira was also invited by the Director General of the BBC Mark Thompson to speak to a senior BBC leadership event.
Saira has gained both an MA and BA Hons degree as well as working in sales for some of the UK’s leading blue chip companies including, United Biscuits, Yell and The Guardian Media Group.
For more information on Saira Khan visit www.sairakahn.co.uk and www.miamoo.co.uk
To book Saira for public speaking, corporate or charity events call Media Ambitions on 020 8940 2222.






