Syed Fahim Munaim (4 July 1953 – 1 June 2016) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was the former Press Secretary to Chief Advisor Fakruddin Ahmed, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Indonesia, and CEO of Maasranga Television.

Early life

Munaim was born on 4 July 1953. His father, Syed Nuruddin, was a journalist. He studied at

Mirzapur Cadet College Mirzapur Cadet College ( bn, মির্জাপুর ক্যাডেট কলেজ) is a Military high school in Tangail, Bangladesh. Like other cadet colleges it follows the national curriculum prescribed by the National Curriculum a ...

. He did his undergraduate and graduate studies in public administration at the

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

Career

Munaim started his journalism career at Sangbad as executive director. He worked as the managing editor of ''The Morning Sun'' and the weekly ''

Dhaka Courier The ''Dhaka Courier'' (commonly known as ''the Courier'') is a Bangladeshi English-language news magazine. Founded in 1984, it is the longest running English current affairs magazine in the country. Its content is largely focused on politics, int ...

.'' He was the managing editor of '' United News of Bangladesh''. He served as the press councilor at the Bangladesh Embassy in Japan in 1991. Munaim joined ''The Daily Star'' on 10 June 1996. He was promoted to managing editor in December 1997. He was the managing editor of ''The Daily Star'' from 1997 to 2007. In 2007, Munaim joined the

Caretaker Government A caretaker government is a temporary ''ad hoc'' government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. Depending on specific practice, it usually consists of either randomly se ...

as press secretary to the

Chief Advisor Chief Adviser or Chief Advisor may refer to: * Chief Advisor of Bhutan is a head of the interim government of Bhutan, 2013, 2018. * Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, was the title of the head of 5 caretaker governments of Bangladesh for periods 1996–20 ...

(equivalent to Prime Minister). In July 2007, he was appointed to the 12-member management committee of

Bangladesh Cricket Board The Bangladesh Cricket board ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড; abbreviated as BCB) is the governing body of cricket in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Cricket Board first became an associate member of the Inter ...

. On 8 November 2008, Munaim was appointed the ambassador of Bangladesh to Indonesia. On 1 February 2010, he was promoted to executive editor of ''The Daily Star''. In March 2010, he left ''The Daily Star'' to join

Maasranga Television Maasranga Television ( bn, মাছরাঙা টেলিভিশন; ) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by the Square Group. It commenced broadcasts on 30 July 2011, and is based in Banani, Dhak ...

, a subsidiary of

Square Pharmaceuticals Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a Bangladeshi Multinational corporation, multinational pharmaceutical company. It was founded in 1958 by Samson H. Chowdhury along with three of his friends PK Saha, Kazi Harunur Roshid and Radhabinod Rai as a priva ...

, as its chief editor and chief executive officer (CEO).

Death

Munaim died on 1 June 2016 at his home in Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He died from cardiac arrest. He was buried in Banani graveyard.

References

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