Nadeem Malik (journalist)

Nadeem Malik
Born
Nadeem Malik

(1968-04-13) 13 April 1968 (age 56)
Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationTelevision Personality
Years active1990–present
Employer(s)Samaa TV
Aaj News
The News International
Radio Pakistan
PTV News
CNBC Pakistan
TitlePresident Islamabad
Children3 sons 1 daughter
AwardsSitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2023
Websitewww.nadeemmalik.pk

Nadeem Malik (Urdu: ندیم ملک) is a Pakistani journalist. He is president of the news channel Samaa TV, and hosts the current affairs programme Nadeem Malik Live.[1][2] He was also Senior Executive Vice President of Hum News.[3]

He was formerly director of programmes at AAJ TV, and hosted the daily talk show Islamabad Tonight.[4][5]

Awards and recognition

Early life and family

Nadeem Malik was born to a Kakazai family in Sheikhupura on 13 April 1968.[7]

Career

Malik served as the Bureau Chief of Islamabad for CNBC Pakistan, and hosted the talk show News Guru.[8][5] He has worked for local and international news journals as a freelancer, including for BBC Online, Asia Times,[9] and The News International newspaper.

As a host, he has conducted discussion programs featuring politicians, economists and other professionals. He covered the 2002, 2008 and 2013 Pakistani general elections, the Parliamentary sessions for elections of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and Speakers of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He was an analyst and commentator for current affairs programs for international TV, before joining CNBC Pakistan in 2006.[5]

He was the host for programmes on PTV News, Current Affairs Channel, and Radio Pakistan before the advent of private news channels in Pakistan in 2002. He hosted News Morning and News Night for PTV.

He interviewed national and international leaders, including American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and has interviewed almost every Pakistani President and Prime Minister since 1990.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "PIA to bring back Pakistanis stranded in Afghanistan". Samaa TV News website. 16 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ "India helping Nawaz in 'attempts to weaken army', says PM Imran". Dawn newspaper. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ Nadeem Malik joins Hum News
  4. ^ "Pakistan journalist Nadeem Malik summoned over political reporting". Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) website. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Nadeem Malik profile". Daily Pakistan newspaper. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  6. ^ (Associted Press of Pakistan) "President confers Pakistan civil awards on 253 personalities". The Express Tribune newspaper. 14 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. ^ Sheikh, Majid (22 October 2017). "The history of Lahore's Kakayzais". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  8. ^ Shazia Mehboob (5 August 2019). "Life of a journalist: Covering without cover on the frontlines of conflict". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  9. ^ Nadeem Malik (10 May 2003). "Payback time for Musharraf". Asia Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 May 2003. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  10. ^ "FIA notice to Nadeem Malik condemned by politicians, lawyers". Pakistan Today newspaper. 4 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  11. ^ Shakeel Qarar (4 July 2021). "Politicians, journalists condemn FIA notice to Nadeem Malik over claims on Arshad Malik case". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.