Syed Talat Hussain

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Talat Hussain
Born (1966-05-05) May 5, 1966 (age 57)
Television personality
Years active1990 – present
Children3

Syed Talat Hussain (Urdu, Punjabi: سید طلعت حسین; born 5 May 1966) is a Pakistani journalist, YouTuber, and former crickter.[1] He currently hosts a prime time current affairs talk show on Samaa TV titled Red Line with Talat.[2][3] Syed Talat Hussain is brother of Rifaat Hussainn a Pakistani political scientist, professor, defense analyst and television personality whose career in the academia spans over four decades.

In 2001, Talat Hussain played one List A cricket match for Islamabad cricket team.[1][4] His son, Shamyl Hussain, has played cricket for Pakistan national under-19 cricket team.[1]

Career

After the start of

AAJ TV and had also worked for Dawn News TV channel. He has written articles for Newsline, Daily Dawn, Daily Times, Daily Express, and occasionally contributed to India Today and writing columns for The Daily Express.[2][6]

He has held key positions of director, news and current affairs with

UK) and Telebiz. Talat was director of news at Aaj TV and also writes occasionally for Daily Express, an Urdu newspaper, since July 2008.[2][5]

In 2022, Syed Talat Hussain who had been a vocal critic of the previous PTI government and Imran Khan faced many problems during the PTI ruling period. He was taken off air by Geo News among many other things to cause him problems due to his reporting.[7]

Personal life

Talat Hussain was born into a Syeds family in Chakwal District. Talat Hussain went to Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur and later did his master's degree from Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad. He is married to his first cousin, Tehmina Hussain. They have three children together.His son,Shamyl Hussain plays u19 cricket and is really successful in his cricketing career.He has played the first edition of Pakistan Junior League as the captain of Gwadar Sharks and has represented Pakistan under-19 .He is currently completing his A levels from Beaconhouse Margalla Campus, Islamabad. [citation needed]

Current affairs TV shows by Talat Hussain

Publications

  • State of the Pakistani Media,
    Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
    , 1996, 26 p.
  • Journalism Education in Pakistan: Problems and Solutions, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1996, 53 p. Co-authored with Martin Loeffelholz.
  • The Basics of Reporting and Editing, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 1997, 37 p.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Desk, NNPS (12 January 2024). "A star in making - Islamabad's Shamyl Hussain cricket journey continues".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Profile of Syed Talat Hussain". Urduwire.com website. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "'Naya Pakistan' with Talat Hussain on Geo News | Pakistan". Geo TV News website. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Pakistan Cricket - 'our cricket' website". www.cricketarchive.com.
  5. ^ a b c d "Syed Talat Hussain (as Host)". Pakistan Herald. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ^ Talat Hussain, AKU board celebrates its high achievers The Express Tribune, Published 1 November 2013, Retrieved 13 October 2022]
  7. ^ Cherie Conela (23 April 2022). "Here's why Talat Hussain isn't quitting journalism". Journalism Pakistan website. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  8. ^ "'Naya Pakistan' with Talat Hussain on Geo News | Pakistan". The News International (newspaper). 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2022.

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