28 Facts About Adil Ray

Adil Ray is a presenter on ITV's Good Morning Britain, and has played the role of Sadiq Nawaz in the Channel 4 drama series Ackley Bridge.

Adil Ray was born in Birmingham, England, to a Punjabi Muslim father from Lahore, and an Indo-Kenyan mother.

Adil Ray's mother worked for the Immigration Appeals Department in the Civil Service and was of Buganda and Kenyan Asian ancestry.

Adil Ray attended Yardley Junior and Infant School and Handsworth Grammar School, his first day being the day after the Handsworth Riots in 1985.

Adil Ray was a keen cricketer and represented Birmingham and District Premier League side West Bromwich Dartmouth during the late-1980s and early-1990s.

Adil Ray graduated from the University of Huddersfield with a 2:1 BA in Marketing in 1997.

Adil Ray began his career as a radio host on a pirate radio station in Huddersfield while studying at the University of Huddersfield, and DJing at the university venue Eden.

Adil Ray then joined Century Radio in Manchester, Radio Aire Leeds and Ministry of Sound Radio.

In May 2006, Adil Ray took over the drive time afternoon slot, and from January 2009 he presented the station's Breakfast Show from 7:00am each weekday.

In 2008 The Adil Ray Show won the best radio show category at the UK Asian Music Awards.

Adil Ray has been a regular on BBC Radio 5 Live presenting the late night show, the Football and Cricket 606 phone ins, Victoria Derbyshire, Weekend Breakfast and Fighting Talk.

Adil Ray has fronted documentaries for BBC Radio 4, including Picturing Britain and Towering Ambition.

Adil Ray has appeared in the award-winning BBC Asian Network radio soap, Silver Street.

Adil Ray presented the British Asian Arts and Lifestyle show Desi DNA on BBC Two, and hosted the BBC Four programme Tales from Europe where he explored the 24-hour lifestyle in Madrid.

Adil Ray has filmed a documentaries strand for BBC Two called Explore, in which he reported from Argentina and Turkey.

In 2010, Adil Ray reprised his role as Mr Khan to feature in his own web series for BBC Comedy to cover the UK general election.

Adil Ray continues to make documentaries for BBC Radio 4 including The Real Mr Khan, a documentary looking into the role of community leaders.

Adil Ray continued his venture into comedy including the radio pilot Sparkhill Sound that broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 12 May 2011.

Adil Ray was both writer and performer alongside Anil Gupta, Gary Pillai, and Vineeta Rishi.

In 2015, Adil Ray guest presented three episodes of The One Show alongside Alex Jones.

In October 2011, Adil Ray performed the co-written comedy Citizen Khan at the BBC Salford Sitcom Showcase, centred on Adil Ray's comedy creation Mr Khan and his long-suffering family.

From February 2019, Adil Ray has become the guest presenter for Good Morning Britain, appearing during the February, April and Summer Holidays.

In 2020, Adil Ray was scheduled twice weekly during the summer holidays in July and August, covering for the main presenters during their summer break.

In 2021, Adil Ray began presenting the revival of word-based quiz show, Lingo which premiered on New Years Day.

In 2023, Adil Ray was chosen to host US pilot episodes of the gameshow Lucky 13.

Adil Ray is a keen cricket fan and supports his local team Warwickshire and the national team of his father's origin, Pakistan.

In January 2013, Adil Ray was nominated for the Arts and Culture Awareness award at the British Muslim Awards.

Adil Ray was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting.