Mehdi Hasan

Mehdi Hasan (born July 19, 1979) is a British-American journalist, political commentator, author, and media executive. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, he began his career in the UK working for BBC, Sky News, and the New Statesman before gaining international prominence as a presenter for Al Jazeera English on programs like The Cafe and Head to Head. Moving to the United States, he became a columnist for The Intercept and hosted The Mehdi Hasan Show on Peacock and MSNBC until early 2024. Renowned for his combative, sharp-interrogation interviewing style and political debating skills—which he detailed in his 2023 bestselling book Win Every Argument—Hasan co-founded the independent digital media company Zeteo in 2024, serving as its CEO and editor-in-chief.