Yalda Hakim is an award-winning Australian broadcast journalist, news presenter on “Impact” on BBC World News, and documentary filmmaker. She began her career with SBS's World News Australia. She filmed her first story, “Yalda's Kabul”, for Dateline in 2008. She made her on-screen debut in March 2013, presenting a special three-part series of “Our World” entitled, “Iraq: Ten Years On”. Hakim has built up a wealth of journalistic experience around the world. As well as English, Hakim speaks Farsi, Urdu, Hindi, Pashto and Dari, and is currently learning Mandarin.