Full Name Tariq Mehmood Role Journalist Name Mahmood Shaam | Occupation Poet, journalist Nationality Pakistani | |
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Born 5 February 1940 (age 84) ( 1940-02-05 ) Known for Most travelled journalist of Pakistan Education Government College University | ||
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Mahmood Shaam (Urdu: محمود شام) born Tariq Mahmood (Urdu: طارق محمود) on 5 February 1940, is a Pakistani Urdu language journalist, poet writer and analyst. He is one of the best known and most travelled journalist of Pakistan. After serving Pakistan's largest newspaper Jang Group for more than 16 years continuously as Group Editor, he has joined ARY Digital Group on 21 September 2010 to launch a new Urdu Newspaper. He has written many books on different subjects.
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- Mahmood shaam wikileak poetry
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- Background
- As journalist
- Designations
- Website
- References
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Background
Shaam received his bachelor's degree in English literature, Persian and Philosophy from Government College Jhang in 1962. In 1964, he obtained Master's degree in Philosophy from Government College Lahore, a well reputed educational institute from where Allama Iqbal and Faiz Ahmed Faiz also graduated. He was editor of the college magazine Ravi. He began his career in journalism as a student and worked for his study needs.
Shaam has visited several countries during his journalistic career including United Kingdom, Singapore, Burma, Denmark, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Malaysia, Switzerland, Syria, Qatar, Egypt, Italy, United Arab Emirates, India and Canada.
As journalist
Shaam started his career as a journalist and he has worked for 48 years including 16 years in Jang group. He has written 20 books including poetry books in which he describes condition of the oppressed people of Pakistan. His several books were banned by the military government of Sindh in April 1978, till December 1985. He was also arrested on 4 August 1977 by Martial Law Authorities but after 90 days detention he was released in 1978.
In his journalistic life he has interviewed the national and international leaders as like Yasir Arafat, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Indira Gandhi, Sheikh Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger, Tun Abdul Razak, Benazir Bhutto, Pervez Musharraf. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, G.M. Syed, Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Maulana Bhashani, Mufti Mahmood, Asghar Khan and Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi.
Pakistani media states about him;
"Shaam has been in journalism for almost 50 years and is known as an author and poet and in certain circles as a progressive intellectual as well. He was considered close at one time to Pakistan Peoples Party leaders, including Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto, and was also jailed briefly during the martial law of General Ziaul Haq and saw his own weekly Mayaar (Standard) banned for some time under martial law regulations".
Designations
He has worked as;
Assistant Editor "Qindeel" Lahore, (1962–1964)
Magazine Editor Daily "Nawa-i-Waqt" Lahore, (1965–1967)
Editor Weekly "Akhbar-e-Jahan" Karachi, (1967–1970) and (1972–1975)
Special Correspondent for Sindh for Daily "Musawat" Lahore, (Jul 1970 – Apr 1972)
Editor/Publisher: Weekly "Mayar" Karachi, (Apr 1976 – 1978) & (1980–1994)
Website
He has a website of his own, which updates about his works