Saad mohseni biography of rory

Saad Mohseni joins Rory Stewart to share the story of his twenty-year struggle to build a free press in Afghanistan – and reveal a stunning portrait of the resilience of the Afghan people.

&#;Saad Mohseni is one of the most remarkable figures in modern Afghanistan – brave, entrepreneurial, with a knack for imagining the impossible – he transformed the Afghan media landscape […] in the most testing circumstances imaginable.&#; &#;  Rory Stewart

In the early days of the American occupation, at the dawn of a new Afghanistan, investment banker Saad Mohseni made what seemed like a quixotic decision to leave the comforts of a career in international banking to start a Kabul radio station with his three siblings.

This unlikely venture blossomed into a burgeoning television empire whose radio and television networks became a necessary beacon for millions of Afghans, who relied on them not just for independent news but for joys like Afghan Star, a beloved national singing competitio

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Rory Stewart Meets Saad Mohseni &#; The Fight for a Free Press in Kabul

Saad Mohseni joins Rory Stewart to share his journey of building a free press in Afghanistan – and reveals a stunning portrait of the resilience of the person från afghanistan people.

In the Kabul offices of Moby Group, Afghanistan&#;s largest media company, hundreds of dock and women continue to bring programmes and news to the country even after the return of the Taliban. From talk shows to breaking news to educational programmes for young girls, the television empire that began as a small radio hållplats continues to brave the country&#;s shifting political landscape.

Now Moby&#;s CEO Saad Mohseni joins Rory Stewart to reveal the dedication and complexity of maintaining a free press, and traces his own journey in the wider history of Afghanistan in peace and in war. Exploring a nation in turmoil, a country poised between despair and hope, Saad reveals a moving portrait of the person från afghanistan people and illuminates how resilience remai

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In the early days of the American occupation, at the dawn of a new Afghanistan, investment banker Saad Mohseni made what seemed like an unrealistic decision to leave the comforts of a career in international banking to start a Kabul radio station with his three siblings.

This unlikely venture blossomed into a burgeoning television empire whose radio and television networks became a necessary beacon for millions of Afghans, who relied on them not just for independent news but for joys like Afghan Star, a beloved national singing competition in a country whose previous rulers had banned (and would again ban) music.

His story continues to unfold today in the Moby offices of Kabul where hundreds of men and women continue to bring programmes and news to the country.

Speakers:

Saad Mohseni is the chairman and chief executive officer of MOBY Group, He has been widely applauded for his role in advancing press freedom, empowering civil society and defending women’s rights. Saad has