Imran Aslam (journalist)
Imran Aslam (Urdu: عمران اسلم; 1952 – 2 December 2022) was a Pakistani journalist, screenwriter and media personality from Pakistan.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Imran Aslam was born in Madras (now Chennai, India) in 1952. He studied in London in the 1970s at London School of Economics.[2]
Before he turned to journalism, he worked for Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the UAE.[2] He began his journalistic career as the editor of an English language newspaper The Star in the 1980s. In the 1990s, he was editor of The News, a Karachi English daily newspaper.[3]
In 2015, he became the Group President of GEO Television Network, a subsidiary of Jang Group of Newspapers.[4][1]
"During his tenure as president, Geo Network launched Geo News channel, Geo Entertainment channel, Geo Super channel, Aag channel, Geo Kahani channel and Geo Tez channel."[1]
Aslam was the president of Geo TV Network from 2002.[1]
Personal life and death
[edit]Aslam was married to cricket journalist Farishteh Aslam.[3]
Imran Aslam died on 2 December 2022, at the age of 70.[5]
Notable work
[edit]Films
[edit]Television
[edit]See also
[edit]- Mir Shakil ur Rehman
- Mir Ibrahim Rahman
- Mir Khalil ur Rehman
- Daily Jang
- List of Pakistani journalists
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Profile of Imran Aslam on journalismpakistan.com website Published 14 December 2015, Retrieved 26 September 2022
- ^ a b Profile of Imran Aslam on pakistanherald.com website Archived 23 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 September 2022
- ^ a b c d e "Profile of Imran Aslam". Vidpk.com website. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Geo TV back on air after 'deal'". Daily Times (Pakistan) newspaper. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Veteran journalist Imran Aslam passes away at 70
- ^ "Parey Hut Love's shoot concludes with a star-studded wrap-up party". Dawn Images. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE NERVOUS VISIONARY". Dawn (newspaper). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Haider Isani, Amna (9 February 2016). "Mor Mahal is the story of resilient, fiercely powerful women". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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