Amin Hafeez

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Amin Hafeez
امین حفیظ
Occupation(s)content creator, journalist, reporter, writer
Years active1986–present
OrganizationGeo TV (2002-2022)
Known forreporting style
Awards Pride of Performance by the President of Pakistan in 2018

Amin Hafeez is a Lahore-based independent journalist, news reporter and YouTuber, known for his unique and funny reporting style. He received the Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan in 2018 for journalism. [1] [2]

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Career

Hafeez started his career in journalism in 1986. His electronic media career began in 2002 with GEO TV. Throughout his career, he has been known for his unique and funny news reports. [3] [4] In 2018, his news report of discussing age-old relations between humans and donkeys, while riding a donkey, went viral. His interview with a buffalo also went viral in 2021. [5]

He left Jang Media Group in February 2022, to focus on his YouTube career. [3] [6] His YouTube channel has 154K subscribers. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "President Mamnoon confers civil awards on Yaum-i-Pakistan". Dawn (newspaper). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. Amin Hafeez just made a Chinese woman speak Urdu Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 17 May 2018, Retrieved 14 October 2022
  3. 1 2 Colorful Amin hafeez leaves Geo to focus on You Tube channel Journalism Pakistan website, Published 17 February 2022, Retrieved 14 October 2022
  4. "This Pakistan journalist chats with goats, interviews buffaloes, and is a viral sensation". ThePrint. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. DelhiJuly 21, Tiasa Bhowal New. "Remember Pak reporter Amin Hafeez who interviewed buffaloes? He has a viral video on Eid". India Today. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. "Legendary reporter Amin Hafeez says goodbye to Geo News". The Pakistan Daily. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  7. Web Desk (19 February 2022). "Amin Hafeez establishes office of his own YouTube channel". News 360. Retrieved 15 July 2022.