Mazhar Abbas

Mazhar Abbas (; born 6 July 1958) is a Pakistani journalist currently working as a senior analyst for Geo News and a columnist for Daily Jang. Previously, he was the deputy director of ARY News, and the secretary general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists. He is the brother of Zaffar Abbas, the editor of Dawn, and Azhar Abbas, the managing director of Geo News.

Early life Abbas studied journalism at the University of Karachi. He wants to give each citizen in Pakistan the right to speak on social and human rights issues, regardless of what the military and government are doing. Because of this, he has covered many controversial cases over the years.

In his early career in 2002, he covered the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl, a Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal.

Career

Abbas worked for Agence France-Presse as Bureau Chief in Karachi for six years. Through this network, he focuses on providing commentary on the country's powerful and controversial military and government figures. He also provides financial support to journalists who are working in difficult conditions as they try to report on what is happening in dangerous areas.

Abbas was awarded the CPJ International Press Freedom Award in 2007.

He was awarded the Missouri Honour Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism in 2009.

Personal life and family Abbas's father, an educationist, was Mirza Abid Abbas, the former secretary of the Hyderabad Board of Education; he died in 2002. Mazhar has four brothers, Maj. Gen. (R) Athar Abbas, Zaffar Abbas, Anwer Abbas, and Azhar Abbas.

In 2008, Abbas's brother, Athar Abbas, became the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations. He served until 2012 and was Pakistan's Ambassador to Ukraine from 2015 to 2018. while another Zaffar Abbas is the editor of Dawn (newspaper).

Abbas has two daughters.