Mehdi Hasan (Pakistani journalist)

This article is about the Pakistani journalist. For the British-American journalist, see Mehdi Hasan. For other uses, see Mehdi Hasan (disambiguation).

Mehdi Hasan
Born(1937-06-27)27 June 1937
Panipat, British India
Died23 February 2022(2022-02-23) (aged 84)
Lahore, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Alma materUniversity of the Punjab
University of Colorado Boulder
Occupation(s)Journalist, Academian
SpouseRukhsana Hasan
RelativesMubashir Hassan (cousin)[1]
AwardsSitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2012

Mehdi Hasan (Urdu: مہدی حسن) SI was a Pakistani left-wing journalist, media historian, and academic.[2][3][4] He was one of Pakistan's most prominent communication experts, with a specialization in political analysis.[3]

  1. ^ "آہ ! ڈاکٹر مہدی حسن Obituary: Dr. Mehdi Hasan". Express News website. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ^ Bad journalism is distorting history, Dawn, Published 16 November 2015, Retrieved 12 October 2017
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference UoL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Press freedom: 'Freedom of press, access to information at risk', The Express Tribune, Published 5 May 2012, Retrieved 12 October 2017