Altaf Husain
Altaf Husain | |
|---|---|
| আলতাফ হোসেইন الطاف حسين | |
| Industry Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 17 August 1965 – 15 May 1968 | |
| President | FM Ayub Khan |
| Preceded by | Abul Kashem Khan |
| Succeeded by | VAdm Syed M. Ahsan |
| Editor–in–Chief of Dawn | |
| In office 14 August 1947 – 16 August 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ziauddin Suleri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Altaf Husain 26 January 1900 |
| Died | 25 May 1968 (aged 68) Karachi, West Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Paposh nagar Nazimabad Cemetery |
| Citizenship | British India (1900–47) Pakistan (1947–68) |
| Party | Muslim League |
| Relations | Abrar Husain (brother)
Anwar Husain (brother) Ashfaq Husain (brother) |
| Children | Ajmal Husain, Afsar Husain, Zeba Zubair, Ejaz Husain |
| Parent | Maulvi Ahmedullah (father) |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | One of the pioneers of journalism in Pakistan |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan) Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1959 |
Altaf Husain (Bengali: আলতাফ হোসেইন, Urdu: الطاف حسين; 26 January 1900 – 25 May 1968) was an educationist, journalist, and Pakistan Movement activist. He is noted as one of the pioneers of print journalism in Pakistan and was the founding editor and the first editor-in-chief of English-language newspaper, Dawn, which he edited for almost twenty years.
In addition, he served as Industry Minister of Pakistan in the administration of President Ayub Khan from 1965 until resigning in 1968 for health reasons. He is widely regarded as one of the key activists in the Pakistan Movement and penned several critically important articles in support of the case of Indian Muslims in British Indian Empire. He translated Shikwa and Jawab-e-Shikwa by the poet Muhammad Iqbal from Urdu into rhymed English verse, in 1943.