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Tuesday 19 October 2004

National Portrait Gallery

11 October 2004 

The Prime Minister has appointed Zeinab Badawi as a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery for a term of four years from 11 October 2004.

Biographical Notes 

Zeinab Badawi joined Yorkshire TV in 1982 as a researcher and reporter, was co-anchor of Channel 4 News, and has worked extensively abroad as a reporter in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. She is currently working for the BBC in radio and television. Zeinab Badawi is Chair of the Africa Medical Partnership, AfriMed; a board member of the British Council; a trustee of the BBC World Service Trust; a member of the advisory board of the Centre for Contemporary British History; a member of the Public Diplomacy Strategy Board (FCO committee); and a Vice-President of the United Nations Association.    

Zeinab Badawi holds no other public appointments and has not carried out any political activity in the last five years. 

Notes for the Editors 

The National Portrait Gallery houses the collection of portraits in various media of eminent persons in British history.  The Gallery aims to promote through the medium of portraits the appreciation and understanding of the men and women who have made and are making British history and culture; and to promote the appreciation and understanding of portraiture in all

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