Zafar Wazed

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Zafar Wazed
জাফর ওয়াজেদ
Director General of PIB
Assumed office
21 April 2019
Preceded by Shah Alamgir [1]
Personal details
Born Comilla
NationalityBangladeshi
Spouse(s)Dilshan
Children2
Alma mater University of Dhaka
Awards Ekushey Padak (2020)

Ali Wazed Zafar (known as Zafar Wazed) is a Bangladeshi journalist. He is the incumbent Director General of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB). In recognition of his contribution to journalism, the government of Bangladesh awarded him the country's second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2020. [2]

Zafar was born at Daudkandi in Cumilla. [3] He graduated from the University of Dhaka and became involved in journalism. [3] He served as the literary affairs secretary of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU). [3] On 27 April 2019, the government of Bangladesh appointed him as the director general of the Press Institute of Bangladesh. [4]

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  3. 1 2 3 একুশে পদক পেলেন সাংবাদিক জাফর ওয়াজেদ. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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