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Mazhar Abbas is a Pakistani journalist and media personality. He is the former president of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ). He is also the former editor of the Daily Jang, the largest Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan. Mazhar Abbas was born on 6 July 1958 in Hyderabad, Pakistan. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sindh in 1979. He then went on to pursue a Master of Arts degree in Mass Communication from the University of Karachi in 1981. Mazhar Abbas began his career as a journalist in 1982, when he joined the Daily Jang as a reporter. He rose through the ranks and eventually became the editor of the newspaper in 1997. He held this position until 2005. Mazhar Abbas has also served as the president of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) from 2006 to 2008. He is currently the chairman of the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA). Mazhar Abbas is married and has two children. He is currently 65 years old.

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Occupation Journalist
Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 6 July, 1958
Birthday 6 July
Birthplace Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistan

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His wife is Irum Mazhar

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Children 2 daughters

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2019

Abbas is also the deputy director of the ARY News Television network. Through this network, he focuses on providing commentary on the country’s most powerful and controversial military and government figures. He also uses his television network to provide monetary support to journalists who are working in extremely hard conditions as they try to report on the truth of what is happening in highly dangerous or impacted areas.

He is the son of the late Abid Abbas, former secretary of the Hyderabad Board of Education. Mazhar has four brothers, Brig Athar Abbas, Zafar Abbas, Anwer Abbas, and Ahzar Abbas. He is the brother of former Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations Major General (retired) Athar Abbas of Pakistan Armed Forces and Pakistan’s current Ambassador to Ukraine.

2017

In 2017, Abbas regularly writes news stories and appears in the following Pakistani media:

2007

Mazhar Abbas, who has worked as a journalist for nearly thirty years, has received multiple threats as a result of his work. After protesting the closing of three independent TV channels for their reporting on demonstrations against President Musharraf, Abbas was charged by police in early 2007. In May 2007, he and two other journalists found white envelopes containing bullets placed on their cars.

Abbas receives the CPJ International Press Freedom Award in 2007. He later wins the Missouri Honour Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism in 2009.

2002

In his early career, he covers the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl, Wall Street Journal Bureau Chief, in 2002. This kickstarted his career as he makes a name for himself as a dedicated journalist who was willing to explore the depths of a case.

Abbas lost his father, renowned Educationist Mirza Abid Abbas to illness in 2002, the same year he covered the Daniel Pearl trial. In 2008, Abbas’ brother, Athar Abbas became the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations. He served until 2012 and has been Pakistan’s Ambassador to Ukraine since 2015. His other brothers include Azhar Abbas Geo News (TV Network) Managing Director, Zaffar Abbas, Editor of Dawn (newspaper). Abbas also has two daughters.