Nabil miskinyar biography

Afghan TV host (born 1948)

Nabil Miskinyar (Persian: نبيل مسكين‌يار, born 26 September 1948) is an Afghan TV host who owns a TV channel in the United States called Ariana Afghanistan TV since 1989.^[1] His office is based out of Orange, California and has offices in San Francisco, Dubai and Hamburg.

On September 11, 2011, Miskinyar was attending a business meeting when he was abducted and held at gunpoint for approximately seven hours. He posted a media statement later in the week detailing how he was "interviewed" in a propaganda video and forced to denounce his work and political beliefs. His abductors have yet to be brought to justice.^[2]

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Nabil Ghamin Miskinyar :born 26 September 1948 is an Afghan TV host who currently runs a TV channel from United States called Ariana Afghanistan TV. In his earlier years, Nabil Miskinyar was well known as the lead drummer in Ahmad Zahir's band known as "The Elvis" of Afghanistan. Received his education in Russia and The United States Nabil Miskinyar left Afghanistan in 1978 after the Soviet Occupation and ended up in Washington DC where he worked as a Journalist and Politician as well as working closely with the late King Mohammad Zahir Shah as a consultant. Dynamic leadership career as CEO of successful media start-up (Ariana Afghanistan Television). Combine astute strategic, media, business, journalism, and financial skills with a 35+ year track record. Progressive, decisive, and innovative, highly valued for expertise interpreting corporate media vision and strategy, translating objectives into actionable plans, and providing decisive leadership to multi-functional, cross-cultural teams. Cultivate and maintain key relationships with executives, strategic partners and staff. Cor