Khalil ur rehman son

Quick facts for kids Mir Khalil ur Rehman
Born	14 July  () Gujranwala, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	25 January  () (age 73 years) London, United Kingdom
Citizenship	Pakistani
Occupation	Journalist, Business Executive
Known for	founder, chairman and editor of the Jang Group of Newspapers
Spouse(s)	Mehmooda Khalil ur Rahman (m. Mir khalil ur rehmann biography definition There, Rahman was further diagnosed with tracheostomy, with only one functioning lung, requiring surgery. Choudhry is credited to have introduced innovative features to photojournalism, such as cricket action photography, pictorial and. Mir Khalil ur Rahman 14 July — 25 January was a Pakistani newspaper editor and founder of the Jang Group of Newspapers, which currently publishes many Urdu and English newspapers in Pakistan. Having finished his basic education, he graduated in Accountancy from the Punjab University. )
Relatives	Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman (son)

Mir Khalil ur Rahman (14 July – 25 January ) was a Pakistani newspaper editor and founder of the Jang Group of Newspapers, which currently publishes many Urdu and English newspapers in Pakistan. A self-made newspaper magnate, he ranks among the most successful newspaper entrepreneurs of Pakistan.

Early life and education

Mir Khalil ur Rahman was born on 14 July , the son of Mir Aziz ur Rahman and his wife, both immigrants from a Kashmiri business family, which migrated from Kashmir Valley to Gujranwala, Punjab, due to the economic situation.

He was born here and received his basic schooling from here as well, though matriculating from Fatehpuri Muslim High School in Delhi and eventually going on to receive a degree from the Daryaganj Commercial College, also in Delhi.

During the s, whilst still a teenager, him and his family moved to New Delhi, now the capital of India.

He attended high school there and it was also the place where he discovered his love for journalism. The world of newspapers attracted him far more than the dull books of accounting. He sat, glued to his radio set, listening to the latest war news.

By , now having become a college student, he started and founded a newspaper and magazine publishing company for the Muslims of British India during World War II in Delhi.

Mir khalil ur rehmann biography definition in urdu On the evening of 25 January, shortly after his seemingly successful surgery, Rahman unexpectedly suffered a cardiac arrest while on the ventilator. Retrieved 7 February Retrieved 23 May Pakistan's first Governor General and founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah , was delighted by this move and offered the government's help in running it.

He called it Jang, or War. Some of his critics said at that time that he encouraged more war hysteria by selecting a name like that for his newspaper, but Rahman made it clear that he was doing it for the soldiers and not to encourage the Second World War.

Career

After the independence of Pakistan was declared on 14 August , Mir Khalil moved to Karachi, the former capital of the newly founded nation at the time, and started publishing the Daily Jang from there, making Karachi the new headquarters for Jang Newspapers.

The company was soon funded by a loan of 5, PKR from Abdul Ghani Barq of the Ferozsons Publishers of Lahore. Pakistan's first Governor General and founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was delighted by this move and offered the government's help in running it. Mir, however, declined the offer, saying that the freedom of the press was his motto and goal for journalism in Pakistan.

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Mir also helped in the founding of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors. He opposed tooth and nail of any government measures or actions which curbed the freedom of press in the country.

Death

Mir Khalil ur Rahman died on 25 January in London, United Kingdom at the age of

Some time before his death, he was diagnosed with lungcancer, and was flown to the city of London for medical treatment.

There, Rahman was further diagnosed with tracheostomy, with only one functioning lung, requiring surgery.

On the evening of 25 January, shortly after his seemingly successful surgery, he unexpectedly suffered a cardiac arrest while on the ventilator. That night, the doctors confirmed that he had passed away, his family members by his side at the time of his demise.

Personal life

Mir Khalil ur Rahman was married to Mehmooda Khalil ur Rahman () from until his death in Together they had seven children (five daughters and two sons), including Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and Mir Javed ur Rahman.

He had a younger sister named Tahira Baqa.

Aside from his love for newspapers and journalism, Rahman had a strong passion for cleanliness, as well as reading and writing. He was also extremely fond of recycling, as he hated unnecessary wastage of things.