Arif Nizami (
Punjabi, ur, ; 14 October 1948 – 21 July 2021) was a Pakistani journalist and caretaker federal minister who was the founder of the ''
Pakistan Today
''Pakistan Today'' is a Pakistani English-language daily newspaper, published by Nawa Media Corporation from three Pakistani cities Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab; Karachi, Sindh; and Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory. The newspaper late ...
''.
Previously, he had been an editor of ''
The Nation
''The Nation'' is an American liberal biweekly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's '' The Liberator'', an abolitionist newspaper tha ...
'' and had served as Minister of Information and Postal Service in the
Khoso caretaker ministry.
Early life
Nizami was born to
Hameed Nizami
Hameed Nizami or Hamid Nizami (Punjabi, ur, ; b. 3 October 1915 – 22 February 1962), was an eminent journalist, literary figure, Pakistan Movement activist, and the founder as well as the editor-in-chief of the Urdu-language newspaper, t ...
in Lahore, the founder of
Nawa-i-Waqt Group of newspapers.
Career
He left ''The Nation'' and
Nawa-i-Waqt in 2009 due to personal disagreements with his uncle, the late
Majid Nizami who was the managing director and Chief Executive at the family-owned newspapers at that time, whereas Arif Nizami was a part-owner and a director of the company.
[
In 2010, he founded '']Pakistan Today
''Pakistan Today'' is a Pakistani English-language daily newspaper, published by Nawa Media Corporation from three Pakistani cities Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab; Karachi, Sindh; and Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory. The newspaper late ...
'' newspaper and served as editor of the newspaper.
In 2013, he was made caretaker minister for Information and Postal Service.
In 2015, Arif Nizami became CEO of Channel 24. He was also the host of a political talk show "Debate News Analysis".[ Arif Nizami is also known for previously hosting a current affairs show on ]Samaa TV
Samaa TV ( ur, سماء) is a Pakistani Urdu language news channel owned by Aleem Khan. It is the fourth-largest news channel in Pakistan with a market share of 7 percent.
The word 'Samaa' ("سما") is Urdu for 'sky' or 'heaven'. It is broadcas ...
.[ He was also a guest in 92 News Talk Show program "Ho Kya Raha Hai".
]
Death
Arif Nizami died on Wednesday 21 July 2021 at the age of 72. Arif Nizami had suffered from a heart attack around 1 July and was admitted to a private hospital in Lahore.
References
1948 births
2021 deaths
Pakistani male journalists
Pakistani newspaper editors
Pakistani media personalities
Pakistani newspaper founders
Punjabi people
Journalists from Lahore
Federal ministers of Pakistan
Pakistanis named in the Pandora Papers
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