Iqrar Ul Hassan
سید اقرار الحسن
Born (1984-05-29) 29 May 1984[1]
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Alma materG.C University, Lahore
OccupationInvestigative journalist
Years active2006–present
EmployerARY News
TelevisionSar e Aam
Spouses
Qurat-ul-Ain Iqrar
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(m. 2005)​
    Farah Iqrar
    ​
    (m. 2012)​


    [2]

    Children1[1]
    Websitewww.sareaam.org

    Syed Iqrar Ul Hassan (اقرار الحسن سید) is a Pakistani television presenter and journalist.[3] He has been working at ARY News for many years. Previously a newscaster, he now hosts a program called Sar e Aam.

    Incident

    On April 29, 2016, Iqrar along with his Sar-e-Aam team were wrongfully arrested[4] on orders of the Sindh Home Minister for highlighting the poor security in the Sindh Assembly, but was granted bail just a day later.[5]

    He has also done sting-operations in numerous factories, restaurants and even police stations, these places were accused of bribery, corruption, adulteration[6]

    Personal life

    Iqrar Ul Hassan joined the Pakistani electronic media in 2006 as a reporter on ARY One World (now known as ARY News). He began his news coverage profession as a newscaster for ARY News. His first wife Qurat-ul-Ain Hassan now called Qurat-ul-Ain Iqrar whom he got married in 2005 is a journalist. Iqrar-ul-Hassan and Qurat-ul-Ain have a son together named Pehlaaj Hassan (b. 2010).[7] He got married a second time with another TV journalist Farah Yousuf now called Farah Yousuf Iqrar in 2012 in a private ceremony.

    His son, Pehlaaj, is a child actor and social media personality who notably played the character of young Momin, the protagonist of the television series Alif starring Hamza Ali Abbasi.[7][8][9][10][11] His performance received positive reviews and he was nominated for the Best Emerging Talent in TV award at the 2021 Lux Style Awards.[10][12][13]

    Awards

    • In 2013, he won Agahi Award for "Anchor of the Year"
    • In 2019, he won the tenth Pakistan Achievement Award for the "Best Tv Show of the Year" Sar-e-Aam

    References

    1. 1 2 "About – Iqrar Ul Hassan". www.iqrarulhassan.com.
    2. ↑ "Anchor Iqrar-ul-Hassan shares pictures of his both wives, son and daughter - Entertainment - Dunya News". Dunya News.
    3. ↑ "Iqrar-ul-Hassan Syed | TV Anchor/Investigative Journalist". PakistanHerald.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
    4. ↑ "TV anchor Iqrar-ul-Hassan arrested after Sindh Assembly sting operation". Daily Pakistan. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
    5. ↑ "ARY anchor Iqrarul Hassan faces govt wrath for exposing poor security at Sindh Assembly". ARY News. May 2016.
    6. ↑ Abidi, Syed Badar Ali (24 July 2020), Iqrar Ul Hassan exposes unhygienic spices factory, retrieved 3 June 2021
    7. 1 2 Aftab, Yumna (19 May 2021). "10-year-old Pehlaaj Hassan appeals to the world to stand with Palestinian kids". ARY News. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
    8. ↑ "Watch:Iqrarul Hasan's son sings 'Dil Dil Pakistan' in tribute to Junaid Jamshed". ARY News. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
    9. ↑ Malik, Asma (3 December 2019). "Pehlaaj Hassan launches YouTube channel". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
    10. 1 2 Isani, Aamna Haider (March 2020). "Alif and its message". The News. Retrieved 17 April 2022. From the characters of Abdul Aala (Manzar Sehbai), Husn e Jahan (Kubra Khan), Sultan (Saleem Mairaj), Taha Abdul Aala (Ahsan Khan), Suraiyya (Lubna Aslam) and even the young Momin (played by Pehlaaj Hassan), the casting was brilliant.
    11. ↑ Shabbir, Buraq (October 2019). "Sajal Aly steals the limelight in debut episode of Alif". The News. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
    12. ↑ "TV series 'Alif' receives applause from Humayun Saeed". Geo TV. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2022. Beginning with Umera Ahmed, credit goes to her for the soulful yet refreshing concept. All the actors, Hamza, Sajal, Kubra and even young Pehlaaj are simply outstanding, looking forward to Manzar Sahab and Ahsan's performances as well," Saeed wrote on Instagram.
    13. ↑ "Geo Entertainment dominates with 25 nods at Lux Style Awards 2021". Geo TV. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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