Iqrar Ul Hassan
Syed Iqrar Ul Hassan | |
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سید اقرار الحسن | |
Born | [1] Faisalabad, Pakistan | 29 May 1984
Alma mater | G.C University, Lahore |
Occupation | Investigative journalist |
Years active | 2006–present |
Employer | ARY News |
Television | Sar e Aam |
Spouse(s) | Qurat-ul-Ain Iqrar (m. 2008) Farah Iqrar (m. 2012) |
Children | 1[1] |
Website | www |
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[]
- ^ a b "About – Iqrar Ul Hassan". www.iqrarulhassan.com.
- ^ "Anchor Iqrar-ul-Hassan shares pictures of his both wives, son and daughter - Entertainment - Dunya News". Dunya News.
- ^ "Iqrar-ul-Hassan Syed | TV Anchor/Investigative Journalist". PakistanHerald.com. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
- ^ "TV anchor Iqrar-ul-Hassan arrested after Sindh Assembly sting operation". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ "ARY anchor Iqrarul Hassan faces govt wrath for exposing poor security at Sindh Assembly". ARY News.
- ^ Abidi, Syed Badar Ali (2020-07-24), Iqrar Ul Hassan exposes unhygienic spices factory, retrieved 2021-06-03
External links[]
- "Iqrar-ul-Hassan". Official Website.
- Living people
- 1985 births
- Pakistani television hosts
- Pakistani male journalists
- ARY News newsreaders and journalists
- Government College University, Lahore alumni
- People from Lahore
- Pakistani television biography stubs
- Asian journalist stubs
- Pakistani writer stubs
- Mass media in Pakistan stubs