Asad Ahmad

Asad is a Royal Television Society award winning reporter and a BAFTA nominated presenter for News Programme of the Year. He has reported from around the world and is currently a lead presenter for BBC London television news.

In 2024, ten months after launching his new weekly radio show on BBC Radio London, Asad won the Radio Presenter of the Year award at the national Asian Media Awards. It was the first time the honour had been awarded within a year of a presenter hosting a new show.
Prior to joining the BBC, Asad worked in banking as a Foreign Exchange Dealer before going to the Houses of Parliament, to be a researcher in the House of Lords.

After his Law degree, Asad won a place on the BBC News Trainee Scheme. Within months, he was working at BBC Birmingham as a Political Reporter and presenter. He headed to Scotland for his next move, becoming the BBC’s Scotland Correspondent. This was coupled with anchoring Newsnight Scotland, the BBC’s Reporting Scotland and presenting on Radio Scotland. During this busy period Asad also travelled weekly to London to present BBC Breakfast and the BBC News Channel.

In 2008 Asad suffered a serious motorcycle accident sustaining a head and brain injury. His overall recovery has been described by one of the world’s leading neurosurgeons as “miraculous”. Asad often uses a walking stick to assist with balance, however his passion to constantly challenge himself sees him regularly sea kayaking in Scotland and indoor climbing in London, albeit with safety precautions in place.

Asad is an Ambassador for His Majesty the King’s Mosaic charity, now part of the King’s Trust. He is an Ambassador for His Majesty’s British Asian Trust. Asad is an alumnus of the United States International Visitor Leadership programme and a Member of Mensa.