Becky Anderson

Becky Anderson is one of CNN International's highest profile anchors. Based at CNN's Abu Dhabi bureau, she hosts Connect the World with Becky Anderson and serves as Managing Editor. She provides CNN’s global audience with a regional perspective on the emerging politico-economic trends in the Gulf, the key geo-political rivalries shaping the region, and the increasingly influential role it plays in global affairs. Anderson is a skilled interviewer, adept at close questioning, she has interviewed many of the world's leading politicians, decision-makers, thought-leaders and cultural icons Among these are many high profile figures, including: Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan; former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan; Queen Rania of Jordan; UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan; UAE Minister of Culture and Youth Noura Al Kaabi; Managing Director and Group CEO Khaldoon Al Mubarak; UAE Minister for Climate Change and Environment Mariam Almheiri; UAE Minister of State Reem Al Hashimy; UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres; and Qatar Energy Minister, Saad Sherida al-Kaabi; sports stars Diego Maradona, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Shaquille O'Neal, Mohammed Salah, and Kylian Mbappe, actress Golshifteh Farahani, and singer Alicia Keys.