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Raees Mahmood Khan: Biography Babylon 2008
Writer
Project Title: CHECKPOINT
Raees Mahmood Khan is a qualified journalist and radio presenter based in the Northwest of England.
He has attained a BA(Hons) in English Literature from The University of Salford and a PGCert in Magazine Journalism from the University of Central Lancashire.
With an extensive background in print media as a journalist and an Editor of a regional newspaper, Raees turned his hand to radio in 2007 when he became senior newsreader for Manchester's foremost Asian radio station.
All the while, Raees has had a passion for writing, and has kept this alight by writing a number of short scripts and treatments for features. He currently works as a Marketing and Finance Manager for a community radio station in his home town and still presents regularly on air.
Raees's first short script, Trading Dreams, is currently in pre-production.
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