Aslam Azhar

Aslam Azhar (Urdu: اسلم اظہر‎; September 1932 – 29 December 2015) was a Pakistan Television executive, considered to be the "father of Pakistan Television".[1][2] He was the first Chairman and Managing Director of PTV first appointed during Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan) government in November 1964 when PTV Lahore Center first started broadcasting and went on the air. He was awarded the Tamgha-i-Pakistan (Medal of Pakistan) for his pioneering services in the television broadcasting field.[1]

Background and family

Aslam Azhar was born in Lahore,Pakistan as a son of a government servant during British Raj. He studied law at Cambridge University and later worked for the Burmah Oil Company. He was also interested in theater, and met his wife Nasreen Jan through a theater group.[1]

He had a son, Arieb Azhar, who is a musician.

He died on 29 December 2015 at the age of 83.[3] His funeral was performed on 30 Dec 2015 at Islamabad,Pakistan.[4]

See also

Pakistan Television Corporation

Awards and recognition

He received a Special Award from Nigar Awards- Millennium Award in 1999.[5] This award is in addition to the above-mentioned award by the President of Pakistan.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Aslam Azhar - A Hard but Happy Life; published 15 January 2011,Dawn Karachi newspaper article. Retrieved 30 Dec 2015
  2. ↑ Enthralling content: Aslam Azhar recites Ghalib; published 20 April 2014, International Express Tribune newspaper. Retrieved 7 July 2015
  3. ↑ Founding Father of PTV Aslam Azhar passes away, arynews.tv website, published 29 Dec 2015, Retrieved 30 Dec 2015
  4. ↑ , Aslam Azhar on thenews.com website, Retrieved 3 Jan 2015
  5. ↑ http://www.janubaba.com/c/forum/topic/20869/Lollywood/Nigar_Awards__Complete_History, Millennium Award (Nigar Awards) for Aslam Azhar, Retrieved 13 March 2016


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