Biography and Profil of Najwa Shihab

PROFIL OF NAJWA SHIHAB

Full Name       : Najwa Shihab

Birth Place      : Makassar, South Sulawesi

Born Date       : September 16, 1977

Nationality      : Indonesian

Religion           : Islam

Husband          : Ibrahim Sjarief Assegaf

Son                  : Izzat Assegaf

Parents            : Quraisy Shihab (Father), Fatmawati Assegaf (Mother)

Official Link   : www.najwashihab.com / @najwashihab

BIOGRAFI OF NAJWA SHIHAB

Najwa Shihab commonly called Nana is a television news anchor and reporter, achievers and professionals. Nana was born in Makassar, South Sulawesi, September 16, 1977. Najwa is the second daughter of Quraish Shihab, a former Minister of religious affairs in the era of the seventh development Cabinet. At the 20 years old, Nana was young married with Ibrahim Assegaf, and she already had a boy called Izzat (6 years old). Najwa Shihab attended starting from School of Al-Quran in Kindergarden, Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Nurul Hidayah in Elementary school, Then a Junior high school and Senior high school in Al-Ikhlas, Kaffir lime, South Jakarta. And then, Proceeded to the Faculty of law of the University of Indonesia, completed in 2000.

When second grade of high school, Najwa Shihab had the opportunity AFS (American Field Service), Namely student exchange program to the United States, the program is implemented by the Foundation for community development, Intercultural for over a year in the us. First, she early endeavors in RCTI, 2001. But later, She chose to join the Metro TV. Najwa Shibab joined Metro TV as news presenter since 2001 and in 2005, she became the News anchor of the program “Mata Najwa”.

A lot achievement of najwa shihab’s grab and obtain various award, as from PWI (Association Journalist of Indonesia) central and PWI Jaya to reports from Aceh, when disaster of tsunami hit the area, December 2004, Nana also took the awards on Day of National Press (HPN) on February 9 2005, Nana won the award to day of national press award. 2006 she was elected as a best journalist of Metro TV, and empties best nomination news ancor of Panasonic awards. In the same year, with a number of journalists from various countries, Najwa be chosen as participants senior journalist of seminar held in several us cities, and as the speaker in convention asian american journalist association 2007, besides back in nomination news ancor in the best panasonic awards, she also included nomination the great of 5 event at the asia, namely Asian Television Awards In The Category of Best Current Affairs or Talk Show Presenter.

In 2008, Najwa Shihab departed for Australia as a Full Scholarship for winning the Australian Leadership Awards, to deepen legal science of media. In 2010, Najwa Shihab back on as best news Presenter nomination Panasonic Awards. In 2011, Najwa Shihab awarded Asian Television Awards (ATA) as the second winner or Highly Commended for Best Current Affairs Presenter in the show “Mata Najwa” on Metro TV. In 2009, also became the second champion and in 2007 finished third. Najwa Shihab from Metro TV award winning of Young Global Leader (YGL) 2011 of the World Economic Forum (WEF), based in Geneva, Switzerland, for the professional achievement, commitment to society and potential contribution in shaping the future of the world with leadership that inspires young people against the other.

Najwa Shihab is the first journalist to interview President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, shortly after the inauguration. Almost all the national political space she ever interviewed. International figures who once she interviewed, among others, is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim.