Imran Aslam (journalist)

Imran Aslam (; 1952 – 2 December 2022) was a Pakistani journalist, screenwriter and media personality from Pakistan.

Early life

Imran Aslam was born in Madras (now Chennai, India) in 1952. He studied at the Government College, Lahore, where he'd befriend the likes of Salman Shahid and Usman Peerzada, before completing his higher education in London in the 1970s at London School of Economics.

Before he turned to journalism, he worked for Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the UAE.

Geo Network

In 2015, he became the Group President of GEO Television Network, a subsidiary of Jang Group of Newspapers.

Writing

Fluent in Urdu, English, and Bangla, owing to his childhood spent in former East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), Aslam wrote on a wide range of subjects, including sports, business, religious texts, classical literature, Sufism, and comic books. His writing style was noted for its wit. Among his famous PTV dramas were Khaleej in 1986 and Bisaat in 2000, the latter marking the television debut of veteran actor Nadeem.

Selected filmography

Television

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Film