Sadeq Saba

Sadeq Saba (born in Rasht, Iran) is an Iranian journalist and political theorist and former head of BBC Persian Television. Saba studied Law and Politics at the University of Tehran before obtaining a Ph.D. degree at the London School of Economics. Saba joined BBC Persian Service as a producer in 1990. He was the BBC Iranian affairs analyst for over a decade before joining the BBC Persian television and, before that, a practicing lawyer. He travels to Iran regularly and has covered three presidential elections and other major events. Most recently, Sadeq traveled to Iran to present the television series A Taste of Iran.

He has previously appeared on The Daily Politics.

In February 2009, Saba presented a four-part series on the BBC World Service called A Taste of Iran.