Azhar Abbas (journalist)
Azhar Abbas | |
|---|---|
اظہر عباس | |
| Born | Pakistan |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives |
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| Awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (civilian) |
| Website | www |
Azhar Abbas is a senior Pakistani journalist and the current managing director of Geo News.[1][2][3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Abbas's father was Mirza Abid Abbas, an educationist who was the former secretary of the Hyderabad Board of Education; he died in 2002.[5] Abbas has four brothers, retired Major General Athar Abbas, Zaffar Abbas, Anwer Abbas, and Mazhar Abbas.[6][7]
In 2008 Abbas's brother, Athar Abbas, became the Director General of the ISPR.[8] He served until 2012 and was Pakistan's Ambassador to Ukraine from 2015 to 2018.[9] His other brother Mazhar Abbas is the secretary general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists,[10] while another brother, Zaffar Abbas, is the editor of Dawn (newspaper). He has another brother named Anwer Abbas.[5][11]
He is married and has a daughter and a son.
Journalism career
[edit]He has been involved in mainstream journalism since 1990. He started his career with an English-language daily newspaper as a reporter. He had completed his master's degree in economics from the University of Karachi in 1990. He is a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship program and studied at Boston University and Newhouse School of Communication.[12] He has also worked for Dawn News as the director of news and current affairs. He joined Bol News when the network was established but left after the Axact scandal.[13][14] He is a strong supporter of the journalistic community in Pakistan and an advocate for their well-being.[according to whom?][15][16]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Azhar Abbas (journalist) was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) in 2013 by the President of Pakistan.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Zahra-Malik, Mehreen (26 March 2018). "'The New Normal' in Pakistan: a Journalist on the Run From Gunmen". New York Times.
- ^ "Azhar Abbas returns to Geo" (Press release). JournalismPakistan. 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Azhar Abbas moved to BOL News" (Press release). mediadevelopmenttrust.net. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Kamran Khan, Azhar Abbas, others quit Axact's media group" (Press release). Geo TV News.
- ^ a b "KARACHI: Abid Abbas passes away". 18 January 2002.
- ^ "KARACHI: Abid Abbas passes away". 18 January 2002.
- ^ "Band of Brothers". 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan". www.ispr.gov.pk. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Mazhar Abbas". prideofpakistan.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Writer - Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos".
- ^ "News stories for Zaffar Abbas - Herald".
- ^ "Senior Journalist Azhar Abbas Brief Biography". Pakistanmediaupdates.com. 22 April 2016.
- ^ "PFUJ warns media against hiring Azhar Abbas, Kamran Khan" (Press release). The Express Tribune (newspaper) Pakistan.
- ^ "Kamran Khan, Azhar Abbas, other senior journalists quit Bol" (Press release). The News International (Pakistan).
- ^ "Wali Khan Babar (journalist)" (Press release). Committee to Protect Journalists. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Journalist killed in Taliban region" (Press release). CNN News.
- ^ "Abida Parveen, Aleem Dar among winners: Posthumous awards for Manto, Mehdi Hassan (including award for Azhar Abbas)". Dawn (newspaper). 14 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2018.