Sumaira Abidi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sumaira Abidi

• In 2005, Sumaira Abidi started her journalism journey by joining the Indian English news magazine named ‘India Today’ where she began working as an anchor and correspondent.

• In 2007, she began working as an anchor and show producer at the English news television channel ‘NewsX.’

• In 2009, Sumaira started working as anchor and principal correspondent at India’s largest media conglomerate named ‘Times Network.’ She was posted at the Mumbai branch of the company.

• In 2010, she started working as a freelance photographer and anchor in New Delhi.

• In 2011, Sumaira began working as the Deputy Editor of CNBC-TV18 which is the commercial brand of the Indian news media company named ‘Network18.’

• In 2020, Sumaira Abidi was listed on the Association of International Wealth Management of India’s (AIWMI) Top 100 Women in Finance list.

  

• In 2021, she became the Editor-Mutual Funds of CNBC-TV18 and the Indian Financial and Business portal named ‘Moneycontrol.’

• She has co-anchored market shows like ‘Midcap Radar’ and ‘Mutual Funds Simplified’ on CNBC-TV18.

  

• Sumaira was also the producer of CNBC-TV18’s prime-time market show named ‘Bazaar’ and she was in charge of the entire content of the show.

• At CNBC-TV18, she has hosted a variety of live events like the India Business Leader Awards 2014, Indian Banking Awards, India Healthcare Awards, Financial Advisors Awards, and Mutual Fund Awards.

• In 2022, Sumaira Abidi was appointed as the Vice President of the Indian asset management company named ‘SBI Mutual Fund’ which was introduced by the State Bank of India.

• In the same year, she hosted the CNBC-TV18’s India Business Leader Awards.

  

• Sumaira Abidi loves spending time with her son after work. She often posts photos and videos of her doing different activities with her son on social media.

  

• In 2023, Sumaira Abidi earned the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Testing certificate from the CFA Institute, Virginia, United States.

  

• Sumaira Abidi consumes alcohol, and she often drinks wine with her friends.

  

• She loves listening to a Hindi song named ‘Aaqa’ every day while going to work in the morning.