M. A. Zuberi | |
|---|---|
| محمد احمد زبيرى | |
| Born | Muhammad Ahmed Zuberi (1920-07-02)2 July 1920 |
| Died | 12 December 2010(2010-12-12) (aged 90) |
| Citizenship | British Indian (1920–1947) Pakistani (1947 onwards) |
| Known for | Founder ofBusiness Recorder Editor-in-ChiefBusiness Recorder (1965 - 2010) Patron ofAaj News Founding Member and President ofCouncil of Pakistan Newspaper Editors Senior Assistant Editor atDawn (1945 - 1965) |
| Spouse | Sultana Jamil |
| Children | 5, including Wamiq Zuberi, Arshad Zuberi, and Asif Zuberi |
| Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by thePresident of Pakistan in 2003 Gold Mercury International Award (Italy) |
| Notes | |
Pakistan Movement activist | |
Muhammad Ahmed Zuberi (2 July 1920 – 12 December 2010) also known asMuhammad Aziz Zuberi, andM. A. Zuberi, was a Pakistani journalist who was the founder andeditor-in-chief of the Pakistani financial and business daily newspaper,Business Recorder.[1][2][3][4]
Zuberi was considered to be a pioneer of economic and financial journalism in Pakistan.[1][5][3]
Muhammad Ahmed Zuberi was born on 2 July 1920 atMarehra, United Provinces,British India.[1][3]
Zuberi began his career by joiningDawn newspaper, then the official newspaper of theAll-India Muslim League, in December 1945 inDelhi, at the request ofMuhammad Ali Jinnah and worked for this newspaper for 20 years in different capacities.[1][6][5][3]
After theindependence of Pakistan in 1947, when Dawn newspaper started publication from Karachi, Zuberi started working there as a senior sub-editor.[1]
After retirement from Dawn newspaper, he wanted to fulfill his lifelong dream of launching a financial newspaper,Business Recorder in 1965, also based in Karachi. This was the country's first newspaper dedicated to news coverage of finance and economy. It was well received by the public and its readership kept growing as years went by.[1]
Zuberi also was a founding member of theCouncil of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE).[3][1] During his long career in journalism, he represented Pakistan at different international forums –Commonwealth Press Union,United Nations and theWorld Bank. He was also Patron-in-Chief of the TV channelAaj News andAAJ TV.[1][3][2]
Zuberi died on 12 December 2010 at age 90 in Karachi, Pakistan. He is buried in the compound ofAbdullah Shah Ghazi Graveyard atClifton, Karachi.[1][2][5]
A well-known Pakistani journalistMajeed Nizami reportedly said, "He was a renowned journalist who had always worked for developing media with strong commitment to the etics. The country had lost a man who would always remain part of the country's cherished history of journalism".[2]
Veteran Pakistani journalist and newspaper founderArif Nizami paid him a tribute, after his death in 2010:
"Mr. Zuberi was a pillar of journalism and was the last of the journalists who worked with Mr. Jinnah in the Pakistan Movement".[5]
According toGold Mercury International (an Italian organization), "He was an innovator in the fields of economic and financial journalism in Pakistan".[3]
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