Mehdi Hasan
Journalist, broadcaster and author
Mehdi Hasan is a British-American journalist and broadcaster who founded the media company Zeteo. He is the author of Win Every Argument.
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Born 1979 in Swindon, United Kingdom
About Mehdi Hasan
Hasan studied at Christ Church, Oxford. His television career began on ITV's Jonathan Dimbleby program, where he worked first as a researcher and later as a producer. He later worked at Channel 4 as editor of news and current affairs, and in 2009 became senior editor for politics at the New Statesman. He became a presenter on Al Jazeera English in 2012, fronting shows including UpFront and Head to Head. He hosted The Mehdi Hasan Show on Peacock and MSNBC until it ended in November 2023. He then became a columnist at The Guardian and launched Zeteo in February 2024. Besides Win Every Argument, he co-wrote a biography of Ed Miliband, the former Labour Party leader.