Yalda Hakim Biography
Yalda Hakim is an Australian broadcast journalist, news presenter, and documentary maker. Hakim predominantly presents on BBC World News, but her documentaries and reports can also be seen on the BBC News Channel and on BBC Two’s Newsnight
Yalda Hakim Age
Yalda was born 1983, Kabul, Afghanistan. She is 36 years as of 2019.
Yalda Hakim Early life and Education
Hakim, born in Afghanistan, arrived as a three-year-old migrant in Australia. Her family fled Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War when she was six months old. With the help of smugglers, the family traveled overland on horseback to Pakistan. The family settled in Australia in 1986 after two years in Pakistan.
Hakim attended high school for Macarthur Girls in Parramatta, Sydney, where she played the violin and became a captain and prefect of sports. She also attended public school in Parramatta West.
Hakim went on to study at Macquarie University for a Bachelor of Media Arts from 2002 to 2004, where she was also a member of the board of the Macquarie University Union.
In 2005, Hakim graduated from Macleay College, Sydney with a Diploma in Journalism and graduated from Monash University with a degree in journalism via distance education in 2007, in addition to a cadet’s degree at the Special Broadcasting Service.
Hakim speaks English, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, Hindi, Dari (a Persian dialect).
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Yalda Hakim Foundation
Scholarship Description:
Yalda Hakim Foundation aims to support education and advancement of young and talented women within Afghanistan. Specifically, those women who are economically and financially disadvantaged background. The Yalda Hakim’s Foundation is determined to the pave the way for Afghan women from the across Afghanistan.
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Academic Exam Requirements:
- High graduates (Graduation year 2014-2019)
- TOFEL – 510
- IELTS – 6 or above
- Kankor exam result
Essay Requirement:
In more than 500 words, please explain why you should be selected for this scholarship program.
Eligibility:
- Must be a citizen of Afghanistan
- The applicants must be female aged 22 and under
- Must be graduated from high school as of 2014/2019
- Have lived at least for five consecutive years in Afghanistan
- Must demonstrate substantial financial needs
- Provide prove of identifications (Taskera/Passport)
Application procedure:
The applications must be submitted online through the website’s scholarship page.
Notice: incomplete application, missing requested information and/or documents will not be considered.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2019
The selected candidate will be contacted by May 30, 2019
Yalda Hakim Bbc
Hakim was announced to join the BBC in December 2012. After being approached at a broadcasting conference in Brisbane, Hakim had been in talks with BBC executives since April 2012. There were subsequent meetings in New York, Dubai, and Afghanistan. She appeared in March 2013 for the first time on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel.
She interviewed Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan’s president, for Newsnight in October 2013.
She has made several appearances as the Impact presenter since March 2014, eventually becoming the main presenter of the program later that year.
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Hakim speaks English, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, Hindi, Dari (a Persian dialect).
Yalda Hakim Salary and Net Worth
Yalda, the 35-year-old journalist, has accumulated for herself a huge wealth. She currently lives a lavish lifestyle with a tremendous amount. Yalda Hakim receives about $ 100,000 from BBC World News as an annual salary. Her actual salary, however, still needs to be revealed.
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