Mir Shakil – ur – Rahman
is one of the most respected figures in the world of Pakistani journalism. He
is a media mogul having strong grip on narratives in Pakistan. He is the owner
of Geo TV and Jung Newspaper, along with partly owning many other news
organizations – digital and prints.
Biography/Wiki
Mir Shakil has run the
media organization started by his father in quite an efficient manner. He has
actually changed the face of Pakistani media space by innovations and will to
criticize the government of the day.
Career
Mr. Shakil might have
amassed huge net worth, but his moto was always to remain anti – establishment.
He was recently arrested by Imran Khan Government on fake charges of
corruption. The PTI government has even gone to the extent of blocking GEO
News. Interestingly, Mr. Shakil was arrested by NAB even when he had made
available to them to answer all queries.
It may be noted that his
father was also once arrested by the British in Delhi.
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And, he had also fought valiantly for the
freedom of media.
Personal
Profile
Date of Birth:
Age: 50 Years
Father: Mir Khalil Ur Rahman, the founder of Jung Group.
Mother:
Birth Place: Karachi
Religion: Islam
Educational
Qualification:
Schooling from St.
Patrick’s High school, Karachi
Graduate and Diploma in
Mass Communication
Family
and Relationship:
Married
Children: Daughter Asma Rahman and son Ibrahim ur Rahman
Interesting
and Lesser Known Facts:
- It may be noted that Nawaz Sharif had also filed many cases of tax evasion against Mr. Shakil. At that time also, Shakil had stood firm and not let the government to use its machinery to influence the media narrative in its favor.
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