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Pakistani newspaper columnist (–)

Hameed Akhtar (12 March – 17 October ), was a newspaper columnist, writer, journalist and the secretary-general of the Progressive Writers Association in Pakistan.^[3] He was also the father of TV actresses Saba Hameed, Huma Hameed and Lalarukh Hameed.^[1]

Early life

Hameed Akhtar finished his basic education in Ludhiana area and was a childhood friend of the now renowned poets Sahir Ludhianvi and Ibn-e-Insha in his school years.^[2] Later, his family migrated to Pakistan.

His birth name was Akhtar Ali which he changed to Hameed Akhtar in high school.^[2]

Career

After the independence of Pakistan in , he joined the daily Urdu language newspaper Daily Imroze in in Lahore and then later became its editor.^[3] In , he co-founded the daily Urdu language newspaper 'Azad' with fellow journalists Abdullah Malik and I.

A. Rehman. Hameed Akhtar was a well-respected newspaper columnist