Waris Mir

Waris Mir
Born
Mir Muhammad Waris

(1938-11-22)22 November 1938
Died9 July 1987(1987-07-09) (aged 48)
NationalityPakistani
EducationCity University London (M.Phil)
Occupation(s)Journalist, educator
SpouseMumtaz Begum (deceased)
Children5, including Hamid Mir, Amir Mir
Awards

Waris Mir (22 November 1938 – 9 July 1987), was a Pakistani journalist, intellectual, writer and academic known for his struggle to uphold the cause of democracy and press freedom.