Background

Aziz, Mahmudul was born on December 21, 1933 in Lucknow, India. Arrived in Pakistan, 1949. Son of Abdul Hafiz Syed and Khurshid Zarnegar Hafiz.

Education

Bachelor, Karachi University, 1955. Postgraduate, Sindh Muslim Law College, Karachi, 1958.

Career

Part time trainee reporter, United Press of Pakistan, Karachi-Sindh, 1949-1951; accredited correspondent, United Press of Pakistan, Karachi-Sindh, 1951-1954; news editor, United Press of Pakistan, Karachi-Sindh, 1956-1958; managing editor, United Press of Pakistan, Karachi-Sindh, since 1982; managing director, managing editor, United Press of Pakistan, Karachi-Sindh, since 1983; editor, bureau chief, United Press of Pakistan, Lahore-Punjab, 1955-1956; editor, general manager, United Press of Pakistan, Lahore-West Pakistan, 1959-1964; special correspondent, bureau chief, United Press of Pakistan, Beijing, 1965; editor, United Press of Pakistan, Karachi- West Pakistan, 1966-1971; editor, Pictorial News Review, Karachi-Sindh, since 1970. Part time newspaper delegate Dawn & Hurriyet Dailies, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1976-1981.

Achievements

• Mahmudul Aziz has been listed as a noteworthy Publishing executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active advisory committee Karachi Telecom Region, 1993-1994. Founder, current vice president Society for Promotion of Arabic, Karachi, since 1973. Member Newspaper Editors Council Pakistan (vice president 1993), Pakistan Indonesia Friendship Society (secretary general since 1984), Defence Residents Society, Pakistan Newspapers and Periodicals Organization.

Interests

• Avocations: learning languages, travelling, table tennis, football, photography.

Connections

Married Sohela Aziz, May 4, 1962. Children: Mina, Naveed, Nadia, Sami.