Hamid Mir

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hamid Mir
Occupation	Tv Show Host
Date Of Birth	Jul 23, 1966(1966-07-23)
Age	58
Birthplace	Lahore
Country	Pakistan
Birth City	Punjab
Horoscope	Cancer

Hamid Mir Biography

Hamid Mir is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on July 23, 1966 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Geo TV’s Capital Talk hosts a Pakistani political pundit. He was also a columnist in various English, Bengali and Hindi newspapers.

On three occasions, he interviewed Osama bin Laden , a terrorist leader.

Mir joined the Daily Jang (Lahore) in 1987 and worked there as sub-editor, reporter, feature writer and edition in charge. In 1990, Mir was abducted, beaten and driven to a house where his captors demanded to know his source for the critical story he wrote when then President Ghulam Ishaq Khan was planning to dismiss the Bhutto government. In 1994, he broke the submarines purchase scandal. Some close friends of Asif Zardari (husband of then Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto) were involved in that scandal, along with some Navy officials. Mir lost his job from daily Jang the day his article was published.

In 1996, Mir became the editor of the Daily Pakistan in Islamabad, making him the youngest editor of any national Urdu newspaper in the history of Pakistani journalism. He lost his job again in 1997, when he wrote an article in the Daily Pakistan about the alleged corruption of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Also on 25 December 1997, he launched Daily Ausaf (Islamabad) as founding editor.

His grandfather Waris Mir was a journalist, while his father Mir Abdul Aziz was a poet.

Hamid Mir Net Worth

Hamid Mir is one of the richest Tv Show Host from Pakistan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hamid Mir 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He earned his M.A. in communications from the University of Punjab. He received his M.A. in 1989.

He was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz Prize for his journalism and anchoring work.

Hamid Mir (Urdu: حامد مير ‎) (born 23 July 1966) is a Pakistani journalist, columnist and an author. Born in Lahore to a journalistic family, Mir initially worked as a journalist with Pakistani newspapers. Later, through the help of several political figures, most importantly PML-N gained popularity. He currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk on Geo News. He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers, both national and international.

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On 16 March 2007, during live coverage of the lawyers’ protest against the suspension of the Chief Justice of Supreme Court Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Mir was attacked by police at his Islamabad office. Later, then President, Pervez Musharraf apologised to Mir in his show after few hours of the attack. Mir was banned by PEMRA in November 2007 for four months to appear on TV. Mir came on roads after the ban and organised street shows. The Washington Post published an article on his show on the roads. He was again banned by the government of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in June 2008 for a few days on Geo News. His did investigative documentary on the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto aired on Geo TV on 23 December 2008.

Facts & Trivia

Hamid Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Pakistan. Hamid Mir celebrates birthday on July 23 of every year.

In 2009, Mir compared the Hamas and the Taliban. According to Mir, “Hamas probably have more suicide bombers than Taliban, but they are different from each other”. In an article titled “Hamas builds while Taliban bomb schools”, Mir wrote that both Hamas and Taliban were born in refugee camps, and both were initially encouraged by the West. Mir claimed that some of the Hamas leaders were educated in Pakistani universities, and that many of them were part of the Afghan Jihad against the former Soviet Union, and close to Abdullah Azzam who was also a mentor of Osama bin Laden in early 1980s.

When Hamid Mir was shot?

He was also the subject of an attempt on his life in November 2012, when half a kilogram of explosives was placed in his car, which was successfully defused by the bomb squad. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility. On 19 April 2014 , Hamid Mir was fired upon by unknown gunmen and received three bullet injuries.

How do I contact Hamid Mir?

1. P: (949) 688-1216.
2. F: (949) 988-7801.

Who was father of Hamid Mir?

Waris Mir

Who is daughter of Hamid Mir?

Ayesha Mir

When was Hamid Mir attacked in Karachi?

Senior journalist Hamid Mir attacked in Karachi Mir was critically injured on April 19, 2014 , when unknown suspects opened fire on his car along Shara-e-Faisal. The attack took place right after he had arrived at Karachi airport. The incident was widely covered by both national and international media.