Muhammad Ahmed Zuberi (2 July 1920 12 December 2010) also known as Muhammad Aziz Zuberi, and M. A. Zuberi, was a Pakistani journalist who was the founder and editor-in-chief of the Pakistani financial and business daily newspaper, ''
Business Recorder
''Business Recorder'' is a financial daily newspaper in Pakistan which was founded by M.A. Zuberi. The publication is owned by the Business Recorder Group.
British India
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.
Career
He started his career by joining ''
Dawn
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'' newspaper, then the official newspaper of the All-India Muslim League, in December 1945 in
Delhi
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, at the request of
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...
and worked for this newspaper for 20 years in different capacities. After the
independence of Pakistan
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in 1947, when Dawn newspaper started publication from Karachi, Zuberi started working there as a senior sub-editor.
After retirement from Dawn newspaper, he wanted to fulfill his lifelong dream of launching a financial newspaper
Business Recorder
''Business Recorder'' is a financial daily newspaper in Pakistan which was founded by M.A. Zuberi. The publication is owned by the Business Recorder Group.
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. Zuberi also was a founding member of the
Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors
The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has worked since its foundation in 1957 as the combined body of newspaper editors in Pakistan
(CPNE). During his long career in journalism, he represented Pakistan at different international forums
Commonwealth Press Union The Commonwealth Press Union (CPU), formerly the Empire Press Union, was an association composed of 750 members in 49 countries, including newspaper groups (with several hundred newspapers), individual newspapers, and news agencies throughout the Co ...
,
United Nations
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and the
World Bank
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. He was also Patron-in-Chief of the TV channel
Aaj News
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Government of Pakistan
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authorities for
All Pakistan Newspapers Society
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...
and the
Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors
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, also played a crucial role in safeguarding the rights of journalists.
Awards and recognition
* Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award in journalism by the
President of Pakistan
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* Gold Mercury International Award (Italy)
Death and legacy
Zuberi died on 12 December 2010 at age 90 in Karachi, Pakistan. He is buried in the compound of
Abdullah Shah Ghazi
:''See also Ghazi and Gazi (disambiguation)''
Abdullah Shah Ghazi ( ar, عبد الله شاه غازي, ʿAbd Allāh Shāh Ghāzī) (c. 720 - c. 768) was a Muslim mystic and Sufi whose shrine is located in Clifton in Karachi, in Sindh p ...
Graveyard at Clifton, Karachi.
Zuberi was widely considered to be a pioneer of economic and financial journalism in Pakistan.