Rahimullah Yusufzai

Rahimullah Yusufzai (Yousafzai) (رحیم اللہ یوسفزئی)(born September 10, 1954) is a Pakistani journalist, best known for having interviewed Osama bin Laden, an Islamic terrorist leader.

Early life and education

He was born on September 10, 1954 in Pakistan in Shamozai village of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He received his early education at his village primary school and then in public schools in Peshawar and Jhelum. Rahimullah also studied at the D J Sindh Science College and University of Karachi.

Career

Yusufzai was among the first journalists to report on the Taliban and visited Kandahar in 1995. He is one of the few bona fide experts on Afghanistan,[1] having reported on the country since the 1980s. He is the current editor of the Jang Group's The News International at the Peshawar Bureau and is an op-ed writer for the monthly Newsline. Rahimullah is especially noted for holding the last interview with Osama bin Laden.[2] He also served as Time's Pakistan correspondent. Rahimullah is also a correspondent of BBC's Pushto and Urdu services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[3]

Awards and recognition

Yusufzai is considered an authority on Afghan affairs and on the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. Acknowledging his achievements in journalism, the government of Pakistan awarded him with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in August 2004 and Sitara-e-Imtiaz in August 2009. He received Sitara-e-Imtiaz for his achievement in the field of journalism for another time on 23 March 2010.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imtiazgul.com/...Most-Dangerous/...
  2. ↑ "Behind the news, the truth can be deadly". The Age (Melbourne). 20 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Fisk, Robert (23 March 2010). "Rahimullah Yusufzai: 'The Taliban respect me. I was the first journalist to visit them'". The Independent (London). Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  4. ↑ The Daily Times (15 August 2009). "President confers civil awards on prominent personalities.". The Daily Times. Retrieved 20 March 2009. replacement character in |url= at position 51 (help)

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