Akhtar Payami (1931 – 8 April 2013) was an Indian–Pakistani journalist, poet and writer.[1][2][3][4] He served as the editor of Dawn[5] and Morning News.[6][7][8] He is elder brother of Jabir Husain, former politician and writer.

Early life

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Payami was born as Syed Sayeed Akhtar in February 1931 at Rajgir, Nalanda, India.[6]

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Patna University.[6][9]

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  1. "शायर अख़तर पयामी : क़िस्सा-ए-काकुल-व-रुख़सार लिये आया हूं". जनचौक. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. "Tribute paid to Akhtar Payami". DAWN.COM. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. "Ex-News Editor of Dawn passes away". www.pakistanpressfoundation.org. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. Ṣiddīqī, Muḥammad ʻAlī; Ikramullah, Shaista Suhrawardy (1997). Common Heritage. Oxford University Press. pp. 33–35. ISBN 978-0-19-577808-3.
  5. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (9 April 2013). "Ex-News Editor of Dawn passes away". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 Sajjad, Mohammad. "Akhtar Payami (1931-2013): Obituary of a Muhajir". www.bihartimes.in. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  7. Verma, Nalin. "Those who remember". www.bihartimes.in. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  8. Khan, Enayetullah (1999). A Testament of Time: 1965-1975. Holiday Publication. p. 262. ISBN 978-984-31-0431-1.
  9. "Obituary: Akhtar Payami passes away". The Express Tribune. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  10. Khan, Umair (16 March 2014). "REVIEW: Aina Khanae by Akhtar Payami". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 23 October 2024.

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