
Ziad Zafar
Ziad Zafar is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and award-winning investigative journalist with a special interest in South Asian history and politics. He has worked in the UK for over a decade, holding staff positions at The Guardian and the BBC. He has also worked on films for major broadcasters like National Geographic, Paramount+, Showtime, NBC, France Télévisions, ARTE, and Al Jazeera. Ziad has co-produced a number of acclaimed podcast series, including the groundbreaking BBC series The Assassination (Winner of the AIB award and British Podcast of the Year award) and The Hijack (Winner of the ARIA award 2022 for Best Factual Series UK, Audible). In 2023, he co-produced the acclaimed documentary film As Far As They Can Run, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award. Ziad has twice received Pakistan’s prestigious press guild award for investigative journalism (APNS 2007 & 2019). He divides his time between London and Karachi.