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Matthew Amroliwala (born 1962) is a BBC newsreader who presents on the BBC News Channel each weekday from 11am - 2pm alongside Jane Hill. He is an occasional relief presenter of the BBC Weekend News on BBC One and appears in the revamped Crimewatch programme on BBC One, with Kirsty Young.
He was born Mehrwan F. Amroliwala in Leeds, the son of a Royal Air Force officer, and he is a Zoroastrian. He was educated at The King's School, Ely and then at St Chad's College, Durham University. He graduated in 1984 having read Law and Politics.
He was married in London, in June 1999, and has four children: Milo, Louis, Mary and Mabel.
After a career as a chartered accountant he joined the BBC and in 1990 became a BBC network television correspondent. In 1997 he joined the BBC News Channel as a presenter of the channel's evening programmes, and from the beginning of 2001 he has presented the late afternoon news programme, first with Jane Hill and then with Maxine Mawhinney. In April 2006 he was reunited with Hill, and they now present together from 11am-2pm on weekdays.
BBC News channel bids farewell to Matthew Amroliwala
Global with Matthew Amroliwala
Eva talks to Matthew Amroliwala on BBC World TV
BBC Global - Matthew Amroliwala: Jihad 1/4
BBC Global - Matthew Amroliwala: Jihad 2/4
BBC Global - Matthew Amroliwala: Jihad 3/4
BBC Global - Matthew Amroliwala: Jihad 4/4
Matthew Amroliwala
Global with Matthew Amroliwala | Dr Ralph Wilde on the international law of statehood
Global with Matthew Amroliwala - Dr Ralph Wilde on the international law of statehood
BBC News 24 (Matthew Amroliwala & Jane Hill) Intro 2003
BBC Weekend News 2003 - Matthew Amroliwala
BBC News with Jane Hill and Matthew Amroliwala
BBC News channel - Matthew Amroliwala in the Newsroom