The Royal Television Society's February 'magazine' has profiled new BBC chairman Samir Shah, and we can probably rely on its biographical details - so here they are.
He was born in 1952 in Aurangabad, India. The family moved to England when he was eight. Shah went to Latymer Upper School in west London, before reading geography at the University of Hull. One of his early intellectual interests was the Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser. He is a devoted Manchester United fan, a regular visitor to Old Trafford and enjoys good food and good company. His half-brother, Mohit Bakaya, is Director, Speech Audio at BBC Radio 4.
Shah lives in Chelsea, south-west London and is married to Belkis Bhegani, a former journalist on Broadcast magazine who these days helps run Juniper, the independent production company Shah bought in 1997 from Michael Wills, when Wills was first elected as a Labour MP.
Belkis also writes questions for TV quiz shows. The couple have one son, Cimran, who is a commissioning editor in Channel 4’s entertainment department. The Last Leg is among his commissions.
The article has support and endorsements from Trevor Phillips, Lord Hall, Peter Horrocks and Pat Younge.
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