Azhar Abbas (journalist)

Azhar Abbas
اظہر عباس
Born
Pakistan
OccupationJournalist
Relatives
AwardsHilal-i-Imtiaz
Websitewww.geo.tv/writer/azhar-abbas

Azhar Abbas is a Pakistani journalist who is currently serving as the managing director of Geo News.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Azhar Abbas was born to Mirza Abid Abbas, an educationist who was served as a secretary of the Hyderabad Board of Education.[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. He has another brother named Anwer Abbas.[5][11]

Career

He began his career in 1990 with an English-language daily newspaper as a reporter. 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.[12][13] He is a strong supporter of the journalistic community in Pakistan and an advocate for their well-being.[according to whom?][14][15]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ Zahra-Malik, Mehreen (26 March 2018). "'The New Normal' in Pakistan: a Journalist on the Run From Gunmen". New York Times.
  2. ^ "Azhar Abbas returns to Geo" (Press release). JournalismPakistan. 3 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Azhar Abbas moved to BOL News" (Press release). mediadevelopmenttrust.net. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Kamran Khan, Azhar Abbas, others quit Axact's media group" (Press release). Geo TV News.
  5. ^ a b "KARACHI: Abid Abbas passes away". 18 January 2002.
  6. ^ "KARACHI: Abid Abbas passes away". 18 January 2002.
  7. ^ "Band of Brothers". 6 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan". www.ispr.gov.pk. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Mazhar Abbas". prideofpakistan.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Writer - Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos".
  11. ^ "News stories for Zaffar Abbas - Herald".
  12. ^ "PFUJ warns media against hiring Azhar Abbas, Kamran Khan" (Press release). The Express Tribune (newspaper) Pakistan.
  13. ^ "Kamran Khan, Azhar Abbas, other senior journalists quit Bol" (Press release). The News International (Pakistan).
  14. ^ "Wali Khan Babar (journalist)" (Press release). Committee to Protect Journalists. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Journalist killed in Taliban region" (Press release). CNN News.
  16. ^ "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.