of The World Tonight on Radio 4 and BBC World Service's Newshour. In 2005, Badawi became the new presenter of The World on BBC Four, the UK's first daily news bulletin devoted principally to international news. In May 2007 the programme was rebranded as World News Today and is also shown on the BBC World News channel. She is a regular presenter of the BBC interview programme HARDtalk. In an exclusive interview in May 2009, Badawi interviewed Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir, the first serving head of state to be charged with war crimes. In November 2009, Badawi was named International TV Personality of the Year in the Annual Media Awards, the international media excellence awards organised by the Association for International Broadcasting. Since 2010, in addition to her presenting role on BBC World News, Badawi has presented on the BBC News Channel and the BBC News at Five. Badawi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in July 2011. In May 2014 she was based in Johannesburg, presenting coverage of the South African elections on BBC World News and BBC News Channel. For many years, Badawi has led an annual Nobel laureate discussion in connection with the Nobel festivities in Stockholm, Sweden. The programme is shown on Swedish television. In 2017, Badawi hosted a nine-part series, The History of Africa'', based on UNESCO's General History of Africa. The documentary series was broadcast in July and August 2017 on BBC World News. In August 2018, she was awarded the President's Medal of the British Academy "for her contributions to international political journalism". Personal life Badawi is a mother of two sons and two daughters. She lives in Belsize Park, north London. Public positions Badawi has been an adviser to the Foreign Policy Centre and a Council Member of the Overseas Development Institute. She was Chair of the Royal African Society (RAS) from 2014 to 2021. She is a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery (since 2004) and the British Council. In June 2011 her appointment to the advisory board of the New College of the Humanities was announced. Badawi is founder and chair of the Africa Medical Partnership Fund (AfriMed), a charity which aims to help local medical professionals in Africa. Badawi is on the Board of Trustees at the Royal Opera House. In October 2021 Badawi was appointed as the new President of