Majid Nizami (April 3, 1928 – July 26, 2014) was a journalist, Chairman of Majid Nizami Trust, chief editor and publisher of Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Publications of

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. ''Nawa-i-Waqt'' newspaper was founded by Majid's elder brother, Hameed Nizami (3 Oct 1915 – 22 Feb 1962) in 1940, who had later died in 1962 at age 46 in Pakistan and is now owned by Majid Nizami Trust. Majid Nizami started managing the Nawa-i-Waqt newspaper after his elder brother's passing in 1962. Majid Nizami was also the chairman of ''Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust''.

Early life and career

After doing his high school education in his local town

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, Majid Nizami was educated at Islamia College,

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, where he obtained his master's degree in Political Science and then went on to

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to study law in 1954. During his student days in

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, he actively participated in the

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working towards the

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in 1947. Majid Nizami was one of the few people who served as an editor of a newspaper group for 48 years, as well as a journalist for 59 years.

Awards and recognition

Majid Nizami had won 3 different awards from the

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for his services during his lifetime. *

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(Order of Excellence) Award *

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(Star of Excellence) Award *

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(Star of Pakistan) Award * Living Legend of Journalism Award in 2010 * Lifetime Achievement Award by All Pakistan Newspapers Society in 2011

References

External links

The Nation Official Site

Nawa-i-Waqt Official Site

Majid Nizami passes away
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Early life and career

Awards and recognition

See also

References

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