Sajjad Haider (Kashmiri: سجاد حيدرانصارى; born 1966) is an Indian journalist and media personality from Jammu and Kashmir who has been in the field of journalism since the 1990s. He is also publisher and editor-in-chief of the Kashmir Observer, a daily newspaper being published from Srinagar since 1996.[1]
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Sajjad Haider | |
| Born | October 21, 1966 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Editor-in-Chief Kashmir Observer Newspaper |
| Relatives | Mustafa Hussain Ansari (Father) Masroor Abbas Ansari (cousin) |
Early life
editBorn in Srinagar on 21 October 1966, Haider studied engineering in Chennai, and subsequently studied journalism at Tehran University. During the 1990 Gulf War, he covered the conflict for various media outlets including the Tehran Times. He subsequently took up an assignment for National Iranian Radio and Television in New Delhi and moved back to Kashmir in 1994. He contributed to various international media organizations including BBC online, Deutsche Welle, IRNA and IRIB from Kashmir.[2][3][4]
Journalism in a Conflict Zone
editIn 1997 Sajjad Haider founded the daily Kashmir Observer[5][citation needed] of which he became the chief editor. Faced with a challenge to bring out a daily newspaper in the conflict ridden zone Sajjad Haider navigated through the difficult period overcoming the logistical nightmares and misplaced perceptions[6][7] [8][9]
Awards and recognition
editAs an expert on South Asian and Middle Eastern affairs, he has been invited to global events including the ones organized by the Arab Thought Foundation in Dubai and the World Editors Forum in Gothenburg. His views have been aired internationally by Al-Jazeera, the BBC, CBC, the Voice of America and published extensively in international journals.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
In 2006, Mr. Haider was awarded the prestigious Chevening Fellowship by Great Britain. He studied at the Centre for Security & Diplomacy, Birmingham University and undertook extensive study tour of various European institutions including NATO and EU Commissions in Belgium, Luxembourg and Ireland.
In 2014 Sajjad Haider joined Trans Asia News Service as editor-in-chief. Trans Asia News[16] is the first news service from India that provides news and analysis from an Asian perspective to the world. Coverage area spans from Pacific to Mediterranean. However special interest areas remain countries straddling ancient Silk Route.[17]
In 2017 Sajjad Haider was elected as vice president of Kashmir Editors Guild, a representative body of leading Kashmir based newspapers.[18][19]
In 2018 Sajjad Haider was awarded Award for Excellence by Asian Arab Chamber of Commerce. The award citation mentions Haider's "outstanding contribution in building trust among Arab and Asian countries especially through platforms like Trans Asia News."[20]
Sajjad Haider was unanimously elected as President of Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) in 2020.[21]
Haider articulated challenges faced by the Kashmir media in various interviews.[22][23]
References
edit- ^ "Contact". 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Kashmir". 12 August 2008.
- ^ "India and Pakistan begin talks". Al Jazeera. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "'Takfiri groups can't establish strategic presence in Kashmir but they have a small sympathetic base'". Tehran Times. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "About Us". 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Discriminatory use of official advertising in Kashmir | Reporters without borders". 20 February 2003.
- ^ "Viewpoint: 'Killing the truth' in Kashmir". BBC. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Perils of journalism in Kashmir- Frank Langfitt- The Baltimore Sun
- ^ As Kashmir Unrest Drags on, Newspapers Struggle to Stay Afloat
- ^ IN ŠPIRALNE TIRNICE KAŠMIRSKEGA BOJA
- ^ What the nation really should want to know about Kashmir
- ^ Force feeding India to Kashmiris
- ^ "Why Iran's supreme leader clubbed Kashmir with Yemen, and not with Palestine". 14 July 2017.
- ^ Anger protests and young lives lost- Why Kashmir is on the brink of another hot summer
- ^ The Lasting Legacy of the Shia Faith in Kashmir/
- ^ "Trans Asia News Service - Breaking News, Business News and All Latest News from Asian Perspective". Transasianews.com. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "About Us". 15 December 2016.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Fayaz Kaloo is Kashmir Editors' Guild president". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Media in Kashmir". 19 August 2006.
- ^ "Sajjad Haider bags 'Asian-Arab Award 2018'". Greater Kashmir. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Sajjad Haider Elected President of KEG
- ^ We are Fighting Mispalced Perceptions
- ^ ‘Freedom Of Press Is In Everybody’s Interest’