Samir Shah
Samir Shah | |
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| Chairman of the BBC | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Sharp Elan Closs Stephens (acting) |
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| Born | 29 January 1952 Aurangabad, India |
| Relatives | Mohit Bakaya (half-brother), Controller of BBC Radio 4 |
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| Awards | CBE |
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Samir Shah, CBE (born 29 January 1952), is a British television and radio executive, who has been the Chair of the BBC since March 2024. He has worked in the past for the BBC and London Weekend Television, and was chief executive of Juniper TV. In 2021, he co-authored the UK government's Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report.