Background
She was born on 9 June 1985. Ghaffar grew up in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, where she attended Street James’ Primary School and Tunbridge Wells Girls" Grammar School.
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Nazaneen Ghaffar
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Education
After completing her A-levels she studied for a Bachelor (hons) degree in Broadcasting at the Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication in Chislehurst.
Career
She currently appears on the Sky News channel, having previously presented for British Broadcasting Corporation South East Today and Independent Television West. Her parents are Iranians who met in England. Upon graduating in 2006, her first television industry job was for Endemol in Bristol as a runner for the programme Deal or Number Deal.
After moving on to Independent Television West, her first on-screen opportunity arrived when she was asked to try out for a weather presenting position and trained as a weather forecaster with the Met Office.
After 18 months of presenting for Independent Television she moved back to Kent to join the British Broadcasting Corporation"s South East Today programme. On November 4, 2010 it was announced that Ghaffar was leaving the British Broadcasting Corporation to join Sky News as weather presenter on its Sunrise programme, replacing Lucy Verasamy who had left to join Independent Television"s Daybreak.
She also presented forecasts for Sky News produced 5 News on Channel 5 until 19 February 2012.
