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Hamid Mir | |
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| Born | 23 July 1966 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Education | Masters |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
| Employer | Geo News |
| Known for | Interviewing Osama bin Laden |
| Television | Capital Talk |
| Spouse | Naheed Hamid |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Amir Mir (brother) Huma Mir (sister) |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award (2013) by the President of Pakistan |
Hamid Mir (Urdu: حامد میر; born 23 July 1966) is a Pakistani journalist, columnist and writer. Mir initially worked as a journalist with Pakistani newspapers.[1] He has hosted the political talk show Capital Talk on Geo News intermittently since 2002. He writes columns for Urdu[2] as well as English newspapers, both national and international.[3][4] He has been a contributor to the Global Opinions section of The Washington Post since June 2021.[5] He is well known for his stance against the dominance of the Establishment in Pakistan.[6][7] Having survived two assassination attempts, Mir has been banned from television three times, and has lost his job twice due to his stand for press freedom and human rights.[8]
Born in Lahore to a journalistic family, Mir is one of the few journalists in the world to have interviewed Osama bin Laden after the September 11 attacks along with Tayseer Allouni.[9][10][11] During his career, Mir has also interviewed various world leaders which includes former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, US Secretary of State John Kerry,[12] US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,[13] Prime Minister of United Kingdom Tony Blair,[14] US Secretary of State Colin Powell,[15] President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,[16] US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice,[17] President of Palestine Yasser Arafat, Deputy Prime Minister of India L.K. Advani,[18] President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, and President of Israel Shimon Peres.[19] A few of the notable Pakistani political figures which Hamid Mir has interviewed include Benazir Bhutto, Pervez Musharraf, Asif Ali Zardari, Nawaz Sharif, Imran Khan, Mir Zafaruallah Khan Jamali, and President Arif Alvi.[20] Mir has also interviewed actors such as Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan.[21]
He was awarded with the civil award Hilal-i-Imtiaz for his work for Pakistan.[22] In 2016, he was awarded the "Most Resilient Journalist Award" in The Hague by Free Press Unlimited.[23][24] In 2017, he was awarded the lifetime achievement award by former Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali, at Government College University Lahore, for his work as a news anchor. [25][26]
Hamid Mir is the only journalist in South Asia to cover wars and conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Bosnia and Sri Lanka. For his war and conflict reporting, he was awarded SAARC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 in New Delhi.[27]
Hamid Mir is regular participant in international seminars and conferences on security, human rights and press freedom.[28] He has delivered lectures at Harvard University, Yale University, University of Oxford, London School of Economics and University of California, Berkeley.[29][30][31]
- ^ "Portrait of Hamid Mir | Reporters without borders". RSF. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Columns - Qalam Kaman - Jang Columns - Urdu Columns - Daily Jang". jang.com.pk. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Hamid Mir:Writer - The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News". The News International. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Hamid Mir | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Hamid Mir - The Washington Post". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Am I a traitor?". Committee to Protect Journalists. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Mir, Hamid (30 June 2021). "Opinion | Imran Khan used to criticize enforced disappearances. Why is he silent now?". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Mir, Hamid (3 June 2021). "Banned from Geo, six bullets, one car bomb, but I still won't leave Pakistan — Hamid Mir". ThePrint. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Osama claims he has nukes: If US uses N-arms it will get same response". DAWN.COM. 10 November 2001. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "A Discussion on the New Crusader Wars: Tayseer Allouni with Usamah bin Laden". IslamicAwakening.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013.
- ^ A dangerous subject, Leslie Crawford, July 14, 2006 Financial Times
- ^ "Interview With Hamid Mir of Geo TV". U.S. Department of State. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Group Interview with Dunya TV, AAJ TV, Express TV, Geo TV, Dawn News, and PTV". U.S. Department of State. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Hamid Mir interviewed Tony Blair, retrieved 13 June 2022
- ^ Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs (18 March 2004). "Interview by Hamid Mir of GEO TV". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Ahmadinejad for Ulema conference against terrorism". Geo News. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs (17 March 2005). "Interview with Hamid Mir of GEO TV". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "L K Advani interview". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Living like a fugitive". Washington Post. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Benazir Bhutto murdered again after 10 years". The Indian Express. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "I am very shy person in real life: Shah Rukh Khan". www.thenews.com.pk. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Civilian awards: Presidency issues list of 192 recipients". The Express Tribune. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Hamid Mir wins 'most resilient journalist award'". geo.tv. Geo. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Free Press: Geo's Hamid Mir wins 'Most Resilient Journalist Award'". thenews.com.pk. The News. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Hamid Mir given lifetime achievement award". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Seasoned journalist Hamid Mir given lifetime achievement award by alma mater". No. Pakistan Today. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Hamid Mir gets Saarc award in Delhi". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Reducing the dangers of journalism: a view from Pakistan". BBC. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "The Taliban Resurgence in Pakistan". Asia Society. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Pakistani Journalist Criticizes US Foreign Policy". Fog City Journal. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Journalists should always stand by democracy, says Hamid Mir". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 5 July 2021.