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For the former MSNBC show, see Martin Bashir (TV program).

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Martin Bashir

Bashir in 2007

Born(1963-01-19) 19 January 1963 (age 62)

London, England

EducationKing Alfred's College of Higher Education
King's College London
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • news anchor
  • musician
Years active1986–2021

Notable credit(s)

  • "An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales"
  • Living with Michael Jackson
Spouse(s)Deborah Bashir
Children3
Musical career
GenresReggae
Instruments

Martin Henry Bashir (born 19 January 1963) is a British former journalist. He was a presenter on British and American television and for the BBC's Panorama programme, for which he gained an interview with Diana, Princess of Wales under false pretences in 1995. Although the interview was much heralded at the time, it was later determined that he used forgery and deception to gain it.

Bashir worked for the BBC from 1986 to 1999 on programmes including Panorama before joining ITV. He presented the 2003 I

Martin Bashir Accused Of Acting Unethically To Secure Infamous Princess Diana Interview — Who Is His Wife, Deborah Bashir?

Martin Bashir is an esteemed British journalist who's best known for interviewing celebrities like Princess Diana and working on the controversial Michael Jackson documentary, Living With Michael Jackson.

Bashir also hosted ABC’s Nightline programme and was a news anchor on MSNBC though he resigned from MSNBC in 2013 with an apology stating he was sorry for calling Sarah Palin a “world-class idiot.”

In 2016, Bashir began working for the BBC as religious affairs correspondent.

Bashir is in the news again because it was reported that he's 'seriously unwell' with COVID-19. We can hope his wife, Deborah, is taking care of him through the scary ordeal.

Who is Martin Bashir’s wife, Deborah Bashir? 

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Deborah Bashir's Instagram is set to private so it's hard to glean too much information about her, but it appears she does not work in journalism or entertainment like

Oral History Interview with Darlene Bashir, September 10, 2018

In this interview, Darlene Bashir discusses growing up in a racially mixed family in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan and the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, including her early experiences within the White Rock Baptist Church in Harlem; her education in primarily white schools; and meeting her first husband. She also speaks at length about her Muslim faith, especially regarding her early exploration of Islam, her admiration of Warith Deen Mohammed's teachings, and her experiences at Masjid Abdul Muhsi Khalifah in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. She expands on becoming the director of the Clara Muhammad School of Masjid Khalifah in 1998 and marrying Masjid Khalifah's imam, Rodney Adib Rashid (also interviewed for this collection), in 2006. In addition, she talks about raising her five children, losing one of them in infancy, and her work in the corporate world. Interview conducted by Zaheer Ali.

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