Sumaira Abidi, Husband, Children, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Journalist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Nationality	Indian
College/University	A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Educational Qualification	• Bachelor of Commerce [1]CNBC-TV18 • Post Graduate in Mass Communication [2]CNBC-TV18
Religion	Islam [3]Sumaira Abidi - Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Husband/Spouse	Mangalam
Children	Son- Jibran
Siblings	Brother- Sharik Sayed (10 Ball Pool Player)
Favourites
Poet	Ghalib
Book	'The Art of Thinking Clearly' by Rolf Dobelli
Social Media
Instagram	@abidisumaira
Twitter	@Sumaira_SBIMF
LinkedIn	Sumaira Abidi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sumaira Abidi

• In 2005, Sumaira Abidi started her journalism journey by joining the Indian English news magazine named ‘India Today’ where she was appointed as an Anchor and Correspondent.

• In 2007, she was appointed as the Anchor and Producer of the English news television channel ‘NewsX.’

• In 2009, Sumaira started serving the position of Anchor and principal Correspondent at India’s largest media conglomerate named ‘Times Network.’ She was posted at the Mumbai branch of the company.

• In 2010, she started working as a freelance photographer and anchor in New Delhi.

• In 2011, Sumaira was appointed as the Deputy Editor of CNBC-TV18 which is the commercial brand of the Indian news media company named ‘Network18.’

• In 2020, Sumaira Abidi was listed on the Association of International Wealth Management of India’s (AIWMI) Top 100 Women in Finance list.
  

  Sumaira Abidi as part of the AIWMI’s Top 100 Women in Finance list (2020)

• In 2021, she became the Editor-Mutual Funds of CNBC-TV18 as well as the Indian Financial and Business portal named ‘Moneycontrol.’

• She has co-anchored market shows like ‘Midcap Radar’ and ‘Mutual Funds Simplified’ on CNBC-TV18.
  

  Sumaira Abidi in a still from CNBC-TV18’s show named ‘Mutual Funds Simplified’

• Sumaira was also the producer of CNBC-TV18’s prime-time market show named ‘Bazaar’ and she was in charge of the entire content of the show.

• At CNBC-TV18, she has hosted a variety of live events like the India Business Leader Awards 2014, Indian Banking Awards, India Healthcare Awards, Financial Advisors Awards, and Mutual Fund Awards.

• In 2022, Sumaira Abidi was appointed as the Vice President of the Indian asset management company named ‘SBI Mutual Fund’ which was introduced by the State Bank of India.

• In the same year, she hosted the CNBC-TV18’s India Business Leader Awards.
  

  Sumaira Abidi (wearing red) anchoring the CNBC-TV18’s India Business Leader Awards 2022

• Sumaira Abidi loves spending time with her son after work. She often posts photos and videos of her doing different activities with her son on social media.
  

  Sumaira Abidi’s Instagram post about making crayons with her son

• In 2023, Sumaira Abidi earned the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Testing certificate from the CFA Institute, Virginia, United States.
  

  Sumaira Abidi’s Instagram post about earning the ESG Investing certificate in 2023

• Sumaira Abidi consumes alcohol, and she often drinks wine with her friends.
  

  Sumaira Abidi’s Instagram post where she addressed her friend and herself wine lovers

• She loves listening to a Hindi song named ‘Aaqa’ every day while going to work in the morning.
  

  Sumaira Abidi’s Instagram post about her daily office going ritual