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Mir Shakil Ur Rehman, GEO: Profile, Wiki, Age, Daughter and Family


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.

Mir Khalil Ur Rehman
 
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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