Omar Sachedina
| Omar Sachedina | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1982 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation | News Anchor, Reporter |
| Notable credit(s) |
Citytv (2006–2008) CTV News (2008–present) |
Omar Sachedina (born August 21, 1982) is a Canadian television journalist, currently a news anchor and correspondent for the CTV Television Network, a Canadian English language television network owned by Bell Media, and Canada's largest privately owned network.
Omar Sachedina was born and raised in greater Vancouver in an Ismaili Muslim household. His family immigrated from Uganda, tracing their roots to Gujarat in India. He speaks Kutchi, Gujarati and French fluently. Sachedina once mentioned that he was first bitten by the journalism bug at the early age of 12 after writing a letter to the editor of a local newspaper.
Curious about his East African homeland, Sachedina traveled there in 2005 to report and produce a PBS Frontline Fellowship feature documentary titled Uganda: The Return, exploring the return of Asians to Uganda after the 1972 expulsion. He has also reported on the HIV/AIDS crisis in Kenya for CBC.ca.
Sachedina completed the International Baccalaureate Program while attending Port Moody Secondary School in Port Moody, British Columbia. He has a degree in Political Science and Philosophy from McGill University in Montreal, a Master's in Journalism from Columbia University in New York, and is a graduate of The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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