Nadeem Malik (journalist)

{{short description|Pakistani journalist}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Nadeem Malik

| image = NadeemMalik1.jpg

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| birth_name = Nadeem Malik

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|4|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan

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| occupation = Television Personality

| yearsactive = 1990–present

| employer = Samaa TV
Aaj News
The News International
Radio Pakistan
PTV News
CNBC Pakistan

| title = President Islamabad

| children = 3 sons 1 daughter

| nationality = Pakistani

| website = {{URL|http://www.nadeemmalik.pk}}

| awards = Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2023

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Nadeem Malik ({{langx|ur|ندیم ملک}}) is a Pakistani journalist. He is president of the news channel Samaa TV, and hosts the current affairs programme Nadeem Malik Live.{{Cite news|date=16 August 2021|title=PIA to bring back Pakistanis stranded in Afghanistan|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2021/08/pia-to-bring-back-pakistanis-stranded-in-afghanistan-fo/|access-date=2024-09-26|work=Samaa TV News website|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816192322/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2021/08/pia-to-bring-back-pakistanis-stranded-in-afghanistan-fo/|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 August 2021}}{{Cite news|date=2020-10-01|title=India helping Nawaz in 'attempts to weaken army', says PM Imran|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1582671|access-date=2024-09-28|work=Dawn newspaper|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006213002/https://www.dawn.com/news/1582671|archive-date=6 October 2020|url-status=dead}} He was also Senior Executive Vice President of Hum News.[https://www.oyeyeah.com/news/nadeem-malik-joins-hum-news-senior-vice-president/ Nadeem Malik joins Hum News]

He was formerly director of programmes at AAJ TV, and hosted the daily talk show Islamabad Tonight.{{cite web|url=https://cpj.org/2021/07/pakistan-journalist-nadeem-malik-summoned-over-political-reporting/|title= Pakistan journalist Nadeem Malik summoned over political reporting|website= Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) website|date=6 July 2021|access-date=28 September 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226004933/https://cpj.org/2021/07/pakistan-journalist-nadeem-malik-summoned-over-political-reporting/|archive-date=26 February 2024}}

Awards and recognition

  • Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan for his services in journalism.(Associated Press of Pakistan) {{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2371123/president-confers-pakistan-civil-awards-on-253-personalities|title=President confers Pakistan civil awards on 253 personalities|newspaper=The Express Tribune newspaper|archive-date=1 June 2023|access-date=26 September 2024|url-status=dead|date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601113433/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2371123/president-confers-pakistan-civil-awards-on-253-personalities}}

Early life and family

Nadeem Malik was born to a Kakazai family in Sheikhupura on 13 April 1968.{{Cite news|last=Sheikh|first=Majid|date=2017-10-22|title=The history of Lahore's Kakayzais|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1365402|access-date=2024-09-28|newspaper=Dawn newspaper|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119052126/https://www.dawn.com/news/1365402|archive-date=19 January 2024|url-status=dead}}

Career

Malik served as the Bureau Chief of Islamabad for CNBC Pakistan, and hosted the talk show News Guru.{{Cite news|date=2019-08-05|title=Life of a journalist: Covering without cover on the frontlines of conflict|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1498056|access-date=2024-09-28|work=Dawn newspaper|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805041838/https://www.dawn.com/news/1498056|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 August 2019|author=Shazia Mehboob}}{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypakistan.com/Profile/130/Nadeem-Malik.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2013|access-date=26 September 2024|newspaper=Daily Pakistan newspaper|title=Nadeem Malik profile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710021231/http://www.dailypakistan.com/Profile/130/Nadeem-Malik.aspx}} He has worked for local and international news journals as a freelancer, including for BBC Online, Asia Times,{{cite news|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/EE10Df01.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20030516213057/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/EE10Df01.html|archive-date=2003-05-16|title=Payback time for Musharraf|author=Nadeem Malik|date=10 May 2003|newspaper=Asia Times newspaper|access-date=26 September 2024}} and The News International newspaper.

As a host, he has conducted discussion programs featuring politicians, economists and other professionals. He covered the 2002, 2008 and 2013 Pakistani general elections, the Parliamentary sessions for elections of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and Speakers of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He was an analyst and commentator for current affairs programs for international TV, before joining CNBC Pakistan in 2006.

He was the host for programmes on PTV News, Current Affairs Channel, and Radio Pakistan before the advent of private news channels in Pakistan in 2002. He hosted News Morning and News Night for PTV.

He interviewed national and international leaders, including American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and has interviewed almost every Pakistani President and Prime Minister since 1990.{{cite news|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/07/04/fia-notice-to-nadeem-malik-condemned-by-politicians-lawyers/|archive-date=26 September 2024|url-status=dead|access-date=28 September 2024|newspaper=Pakistan Today newspaper|title=FIA notice to Nadeem Malik condemned by politicians, lawyers|date=4 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926220228/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/07/04/fia-notice-to-nadeem-malik-condemned-by-politicians-lawyers/}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1633143 |title=Politicians, journalists condemn FIA notice to Nadeem Malik over claims on Arshad Malik case|author=Shakeel Qarar|date=4 July 2021|newspaper=Dawn newspaper|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526065120/https://www.dawn.com/news/1633143|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2024|access-date=28 September 2024}}

See also

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