Sahar Zand (Persian: سحرزند, born 21 January 1989), is a British Iranian television and radio presenter, broadcast journalist and documentary maker.
[1] Zand has worked across the BBC, Channel 4 and other international broadcasters covering breaking news, hard-hitting stories, live events and in-depth investigations in some of the world's most hostile environments.
[1][2][3][4] Her range of domestic and international stories include topics such as Iran Nuclear Deal,[5] the #metoo movement in Bollywood,[6][7] mental health in Afghanistan,[8][9][10][11] the refugee crisis,[12] climate change,[13] domestic violence,[14] police shootings in the US,[15] war on fake news,[16] fame through social media[17] and Heart and Soul, The plight of Hindus in Bangladesh on 2024 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence.
[20] Zand created BBC documentary "Living with the dead", showing the extreme rituals around deaths on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, with corpses often kept in family homes for years.
While Zand was a child, her family fled Iran, followed by staying in refugee camps until she as a teenager settled in the UK.