Azhar Abbas (journalist) explained
Azhar Abbas is a senior Pakistani journalist and the current managing director of Geo News.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Personal life
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
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.[15] [16]
Awards and recognition
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 'The New Normal' in Pakistan: a Journalist on the Run From Gunmen. Mehreen. Zahra-Malik. 26 March 2018. New York Times.
- Azhar Abbas returns to Geo. JournalismPakistan. 2013-08-03 .
- Azhar Abbas moved to BOL News. mediadevelopmenttrust.net. 14 November 2017. 23 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200223215906/http://mediadevelopmenttrust.net/about/advisors/board-of-program-advisors/azhar-abbas/. dead.
- Kamran Khan, Azhar Abbas, others quit Axact's media group. Geo TV News.
- Web site: KARACHI: Abid Abbas passes away . 18 January 2002 .
- Web site: 18 January 2002 . KARACHI: Abid Abbas passes away .
- Web site: Band of Brothers . 6 December 2019 .
- Web site: Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan. www.ispr.gov.pk. 6 August 2023.
- Web site: prideofpakistan.com. Mazhar Abbas. 6 August 2023.
- Web site: Writer - Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos .
- Web site: News stories for Zaffar Abbas - Herald .
- Web site: Senior Journalist Azhar Abbas Brief Biography. 22 April 2016 . Pakistanmediaupdates.com.
- PFUJ warns media against hiring Azhar Abbas, Kamran Khan. The Express Tribune (newspaper) Pakistan.
- Kamran Khan, Azhar Abbas, other senior journalists quit Bol. The News International (Pakistan).
- Wali Khan Babar (journalist). Committee to Protect Journalists. 15 March 2018. 16 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316024133/https://cpj.org/data/people/wali-khan-babar-1/. dead.
- Journalist killed in Taliban region. CNN News.
- Web site: Abida Parveen, Aleem Dar among winners: Posthumous awards for Manto, Mehdi Hassan (including award for Azhar Abbas). 14 August 2012. Dawn (newspaper). 11 November 2018.