Najiba Laima Kasraee is a journalist, media consultant, and founder of the first languages training for the BBC Academy. She is well known for her work in BBC World Service as a journalist and as building training resources for journalists in the language they report in. She has founded BBC Academy International Languages websites and news style guides in more than 42 vernacular languages. Her interview with Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2001 won a Sony Radio Award, and was described by the Guardian as having "a far-reaching effect on Blair's mindset."