Zaffar Abbas
{{short description|Pakistani journalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Zaffar Abbas
| image =
| known_for = Editor of Dawn
| nationality = Pakistani
| occupation = Journalist
| years_active = 1980s–present
| family = Mazhar Abbas (brother)
Azhar Abbas (brother)
}}
Zaffar Abbas is a Pakistani journalist who has been the editor of Pakistan's English-language daily Dawn, since October 2010.
Career
Abbas started his journalism career in 1981 with The Star after joining the Dawn Media Group. Between 1984 and 1992, in addition to The Star, he also reported for the Khaleej Times as a correspondent. In 1988, he joined The Herald as senior reporter and went on to become its special correspondent in 1992 and then as its Bureau Chief. He has also worked for BBC as a correspondent in Islamabad and Karachi{{cite news|title=Zaffar Abbas takes over as Editor tomorrow|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/846580/zaffar-abbas-takes-over-as-editor-tomorrow|access-date=21 August 2017|work=Dawn|location=Pakistan|date=3 October 2010}} for about 16 years.{{cite web|title=Zaffar Abbas|url=http://www.wan-ifra.org/events/speakers/zaffar-abbas-0|website=wan-ifra.org|publisher=WAN-IFRA|access-date=21 August 2017}}
Abbas joined Dawn as the resident editor for its Islamabad edition in 2006. From June 2010, he served as Editor-designated for Dawn before assuming the charge as its 5th Editor in October 2010, replacing Abbas Nasir.{{cite news|title=Change of editor at English paper – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/58652/change-of-editor-at-english-paper/|access-date=21 August 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=5 October 2010}}
In 2015, Abbas was elected first chairman of Editors for Safety.{{cite news|title=Stand against impunity: Editors for Safety formed to unite media against attacks – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1009118/stand-against-impunity-editors-for-safety-formed-to-unite-media-against-attacks-page-9/|access-date=21 August 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=13 December 2015}}{{cite news|title=Editors for Safety formed to unite media against attacks|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/81565-Editors-for-Safety-formed-to-unite-media-against-attacks|access-date=21 August 2017|work=The News International}} The New York Times refer Abbas as a respected political journalist.{{cite news|last1=Perlez|first1=Jane|title=Musharraf set to resign in days, officials assert|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/world/asia/15iht-15pstan.15313278.html?mcubz=1|access-date=21 August 2017|work=The New York Times|date=15 August 2008}}
In April 2017, Abbas's name was referred to the All Pakistan Newspapers Society due to his involvement in Dawn leaks by the Prime Minister's Office.{{cite news|title=Dawn Leaks: Action ordered against Cyril Almeida, Zaffar Abbas|url=https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/04/dawn-leaks-action-ordered-against-cyril-almeida-zaffar-abbas/|access-date=23 April 2018|publisher=Samaa TV|date=29 April 2017}}
In November 2019, he was awarded the 2019 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1518180|title=Editor Dawn Zaffar Abbas receives CPJ's Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award|date=22 November 2019|website=DAWN.COM}}
References
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Category:Pakistani male journalists