Born in 1948, Arjumand Wajid graduated in Philosophy and Geography from the University of the Punjab, Pakistan, in 1967. In 1968, she arrived in Britain as a young bride. Later, she completed her BA (Hons.) from the University of East London in 1983, followed by a diploma in Journalism in 1984 from the University of Westminster. Arjumand joined the Essex Chronicle as a reporter in 1984 and left as a specialist writer in 1989. During this period, she spent a year on strike against anti-union laws and the de-recognition of the Journalists’ Union by the company. In 1990, she joined the Urdu Service of the BBC World Service as a radio production assistant. Over the years, she progressed to become a producer/presenter and retired after twenty years as a radio broadcaster. Notably, she has also contributed to journalism by training professionals in more than twenty-five countries as a freelance trainer between 2000 and 2016.
