Veteran journalist Zafar Agha Saab 70, is no more, according to people who know him.
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He passed away at 5.30 am this morning at Fortis, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, wrote Shafiq-ur-Rahman on his timeline.
According to his elder brother Qamar Agha, he was suffering from severe pneumonia and chest infection, he wrote.
His body will be taken to Dargah Shah-e-Mardan, BK Dutt Colony, Jor Bagh, New Delhi, for last rites at 2 pm and he will be buried at Hauz Rani Qabristan, Near Max Hospital Saket, New Delhi, he wrote.
Currently, he was editor-in-chief National Herald.
Agha, who began his career as a journalist with Link Magazine in 1979, is survived by his son Moonis.
In his 45-year career, he also worked with The Patriot, Business and Political Observer, India Today, ETV and Inquilab Daily. His final stint as a journalist was with the National Herald group, first as editor of Urdu daily Qaumi Awaz and then as editor-in-chief of National Herald.
Agha also served as member and then officiating chairperson of The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions till 2017. He studied at Allahabad Yadgar Hussaini Inter-College. He did his masters in English from Allahabad University.
After resigning from IT, he worked for a while with Okhla-headquartered Urdu daily, said a source. The source said it was during this time that he even for a while freelanced with Nation and the World, an English fortnightly which was started by Sayed Hamid.
