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Hameed Akhtar
Pakistani newspaper columnist (1923–2011)
Hameed Akhtar (12 March 1923 – 17 October 2011), was a newspaper columnist, writer, journalist and the secretary-general of the Progressive Writers Association in Pakistan.[3] He was also the father of TV actresses Saba Hameed, Huma Hameed and Lalarukh Hameed.[1]
Early life
Hameed Akhtar finished his basic education in Ludhiana area and was a childhood friend of the now renowned poets Sahir Ludhianvi and Ibn-e-Insha in his school years.[2] Later, his family migrated to Pakistan.
His birth name was Akhtar Ali which he changed to Hameed Akhtar in high school.[2]
Career
After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, he joined the daily Urdu language newspaper Daily Imroze in 1948 in Lahore and then later became its editor.[3] In 1970, he co-founded the daily Urdu language newspaper 'Azad' with fellow journalists Abdullah Malik and I.
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