Ziauddin Ahmad Suleri | |
|---|---|
| Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Mass-media Broadcasting | |
| In office 6 September 1978 – 5 March 1980 | |
| President | General Zia-ul-Haq |
| Editor-in-chief of the Dawn Newspapers | |
| In office 16 August 1965 – 5 September 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Altaf Husain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ziauddin Ahmad Suleri 1912/1913 Deoli, Zafarwal, British Raj |
| Died | 21/22 April 1999 (aged 86)[1] Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Resting place | New Karachi Cemetery |
| Nationality | Indian (1913–47), Pakistani (1947–99) |
| Political party | Muslim League |
| Spouse | Mair Jones |
| Children | Sara Suleri, Shahid Suleri, Tillat Suleri, Irfan Suleri, Ifat Suleri, Nuzhat Suleri |
| Alma mater | Punjab University Patna University |
| Nickname | Pip |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1965-66 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Unit | 17th Army Division |
| Commands | Inter-Services Public Relations |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 |
Ziauddin Ahmad Suleri (6/6/1913 – 21/22 April 1999), best known as Z. A. Suleri, was a Pakistani political journalist, conservative writer, author, and Pakistan Movement activist. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of print journalism in Pakistan, and authored various history and political books on Pakistan as well as Islam in the South Asian subcontinent.
- ^ Some sources cite 21 April, others 22 April.