Iqrar Ul Hassan

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Syed Iqrar Ul Hassan
سید اقرار الحسن
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Born (1984-05-29) 29 May 1984 (age 37)[1]
Faisalabad, Pakistan
Alma materG.C University, Lahore
OccupationInvestigative journalist
Years active2006–present
EmployerARY News
TelevisionSar e Aam
Spouse(s)Qurat-ul-Ain Iqrar (m. 2008)
Farah Iqrar
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(m. 2012)​
[2]
Children1[1]
Websitewww.sareaam.org

Syed Iqrar Ul Hassan (اقرار الحسن سید) is a Pakistani television presenter and journalist.[3] He has worked at ARY News for many years. Previously a newscaster, he now hosts a program called Sar e Aam.

Incident[]

On April 29, 2016, Iqrar along with his Sar-e-Aam team were wrongfully arrested[4] on orders of the Sindh Home Minister for highlighting the poor security in the Sindh Assembly, but was granted bail just a day later.[5]

He has also done sting-operations in numerous factories, restaurants and even police stations, these places were accused of bribery, corruption, adulteration[6]

Personal life[]

Iqrar Ul Hassan joined the Pakistani electronic media in 2006 as a reporter on ARY News. He began his news coverage profession as a newscaster for ARY News. His first wife Qurat-ul-Ain Hassan now called Qurat-ul-Ain Iqrar whom he got married in 2008 is a journalist. Iqrar-ul-Hassan and Qurat-ul-Ain have a son together named Pahlaaj Hassan. He got married a second time with another TV journalist Farah Yousuf in 2012 in a private ceremony.

Awards[]

  • In 2013, he won Agahi Award for “Anchor of the Year”
  • In 2019, he won the 10th Pakistan Achievement Award for the “Best Tv Show of the Year” Sar-e-Aam

References[]

  1. ^ a b "About – Iqrar Ul Hassan". www.iqrarulhassan.com.
  2. ^ "Anchor Iqrar-ul-Hassan shares pictures of his both wives, son and daughter - Entertainment - Dunya News". Dunya News.
  3. ^ "Iqrar-ul-Hassan Syed | TV Anchor/Investigative Journalist". PakistanHerald.com. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  4. ^ "TV anchor Iqrar-ul-Hassan arrested after Sindh Assembly sting operation". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  5. ^ "ARY anchor Iqrarul Hassan faces govt wrath for exposing poor security at Sindh Assembly". ARY News.
  6. ^ Abidi, Syed Badar Ali (2020-07-24), Iqrar Ul Hassan exposes unhygienic spices factory, retrieved 2021-06-03

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