Mishal Husain

Mishal Husain is editor-at-large for Bloomberg Weekend and host of The Mishal Husain Show global podcast.

Husain joined Bloomberg from the BBC, where she presented its leading news programme Today on BBC Radio 4, and was a familiar face on the national TV news and the international channel BBC World. She has covered elections and referendums, including Brexit in 2016, and chaired the 2024 Prime Ministerial Debate. She is also known for commentating on royal occasions, including the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the coronation of King Charles III.

Her insightful interviews range from Aung San Suu Kyi to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their engagement in 2017. Since joining Bloomberg, she has interviewed Elon Musk, Prime Ministers Mark Carney and Keir Starmer, Nobel laureate María Corina Machado, Salman Rushdie, and Shonda Rhimes.

In 2024 she was awarded the Charles Wheeler Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcast Journalism. Her most recent book is Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence.