Yousaf Baig Mirza

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Yousaf Baig Mirza
NationalityPakistani
OccupationMedia mogul
Known for Public News

Yousaf Baig Mirza is a Pakistani media mogul who is the founder of a Pakistani news channel, Public News. [1]

Mirza has served as a Special Assistant on Media to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, [2] as CEO of Express Media Group [3] and as managing director (MD) of Pakistan Television (PTV). [4]

Career

In January 1998, Mirza was first appointed as managing director of the Pakistan Television by the then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. He continued to serve as the MD of PTV until March 2003 when Gen. Pervez Musharraf was President. [4]

In April 2007, Mirza was again made the head of PTV by the then-Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. He served in the position for a bit over one year till Shahid Masood replaced him as MD. [4]

In October 2010, he was again appointed as MD of PTV by the then-Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. [4]

In November 2013, Mirza joined Express Media Group as chief executive officer. [3]

In December 2018, Mirza was appointed as a Special Assistant on Media to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan. [2] In November 2019, he resigned from the position to return to the media industry. [5]

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References

  1. "Public News: Media Mogul Yousaf Baig Mirza to launch news broadcast channel". Daily Pakistan. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. 1 2 "Yousaf Baig Mirza appointed PM's special assistant on media". The Express Tribune. 12 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Yousaf Baig Mirza joins as CEO Express Media Group". The Express Tribune. 4 November 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Mirza's return as MD surprises many in PTV". Dawn. 11 October 2010.
  5. "Yousaf Baig Mirza resigns as special assistant to prime minister". Dawn. 20 November 2019.