Imran Aslam (journalist)

Pakistani journalist (1952–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Imran Aslam (Urdu: عمران اسلم; 1952 – 2 December 2022) was a Pakistani journalist, screenwriter and media personality from Pakistan.[1]

Early life and career

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

Aslam was married to cricket journalist Farishteh Aslam.[3]

Imran Aslam died on 2 December 2022, at the age of 70.[5]

Notable work

Films

Television

See also

References

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