Syed Iqrar Ul Hasan, popularly known as Iqrar Ul Hasan, is a Pakistani television journalist and presenter. He is the head of product development and host of the Pakistani Urdu language live investigative crime television show “Sar-e-Aam” at ARY News (as of 2021).
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Wiki/Biography
Iqrar Ul Hasan was born on Tuesday, 29 May 1984 (age 37 years; as in 2021) in Faisalabad, Pakistan. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He received a degree in Communication and Media Studies from Government College University, Lahore.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 11″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
Iqrar Ul Hasan with his mother, wife and son
wife and children
Iqrar ul Hasan married Qurat-ul-Ain Hasan, now known as Qurat-ul-Ain Iqrar (first wife), in 2012. Qurat-ul-Ain is a journalist. The couple has a son named Pahlaj Hasan. In 2018, he married again with another TV journalist named Farah Yusuf (second wife).
Iqrar Ul Hasan with his first wife and son
Iqrar ul Hasan with his second wife
Religion
Iqrar Ul Hasan follows the religion of Islam.
livelihood
Iqrar Ul Hasan started his career as a newscaster and reporter with ARY News in 2006. Later, he was made the head of product development at ARY News. He is also the host of the Pakistani Urdu language live investigative crime television show “Sar-e-Aam”.
Iqrar Ul Hasan interviewing Ali Zafar on ARY News
As a part of his job, Hasan has conducted several sting operations in various factories, restaurants and police stations. He proved through his sting that many of those places were involved in bribery, corruption and adulteration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcMut1TlwL8
controversies
Sindh Assembly controversy
Iqrar along with his Sar-e-Aam team members conducted a sting operation and exposed the poor security in the Sindh Assembly and on 29 April 2016, he was wrongly arrested on the orders of the Sindh Home Minister. However, he was released on bail the very next day.
Iqrar Ul Hasan’s team is conducting sting operation in Sindh Assembly
In May 2017, a video of Iqrar went viral on social media in which he could be seen roaming around in a hotel room in an open robe. Apparently, this video was shot by his girlfriend in a hotel room in Dubai. The video attracted public anger. However, Hassan later clarified the situation and said that this video was shot by his friend as a joke. He also revealed that he had received a threat to leave ‘Sar-e-Aam’ or the video would go viral.
second marriage dispute
In 2018, Iqrar came into controversy when he revealed about his second marriage on Twitter. In his tweet, he wrote that he married Farah Hassan about 5 years ago and everyone in his life, be it family, people at his work or people around, knew about it. Iqrar also revealed that the marriage took place under difficult circumstances and with the consent of the first wife. He further added that both his wives share a good bond and often go out for lunch together.
slap controversy
In May 2021, a video went viral in which Iqrar was seen slapping a person whom he was interviewing. After Iqrar slapped the man, the people gathered around also started beating the man and Hasan did nothing to stop them. Initially, he was criticized a lot on social media for his action, but when Iqrar presented his clarification on this matter, people’s opinion changed. Uploading a video on his social media account, he said that the man whom he slapped was accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl (12 years old), tying her hands and tearing her clothes. He said that the man had blackmailed him for many years. He further said,
When we were successful in finding this blackmailer. He accused the girl and said that she had stolen Rs 1.5 lakh. From his car. Not as a person, but as an anchor, I slapped him. I did not do this secretly or in any torture chamber. I knew there were a lot of cameras there, people were recording it on their phones but I couldn’t control myself.”
Iqrar Ul Hasan’s slap controversy
Had to face criticism for praising India
In January 2021, Iqrar addressed the comparisons made by Pakistanis in the context of India while sharing a tweet declaring India the ‘vaccine hub’ of the world and wrote,
India vs Pakistan. “We don’t even know whether we ordered the vaccine or not, making it is a matter of course (making it is a different story).”
He further wrote,
If we have to compete, we have to compete in education, science, sports, infrastructure, economy, technology, etc.”
He then shared photographs of Indian and Pakistani transports, the latter of which was in a dilapidated condition.
Iqrar Ul Hasan’s tweet
In another tweet he pointed out how Pakistan’s passports and currency are worth less than its South Asian counterparts. His tweet angered many Pakistanis who criticized Iqraar and called him ‘anti-national’. He also demanded him to apologize for his tweet.
Iqrar Ul Hasan’s tweet
Minar-e-Pakistan incident
In August 2021, Hasan courted controversy by interviewing TikTok star Ayesha Akram, who was allegedly harassed near Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on Pakistan’s Independence Day. Considering this incident as a publicity stunt, people criticized him fiercely on social media.
Iqrar Ul Hassan is interviewing Ayesha Akram
award
- Agahi Award for “Anchor of the Year” (2013)
- 10th Pakistan Achievement Awards for “Best TV Show of the Year” for his show Sar-e-Aam (2019)
Favorite
- Travel Destination: Las Vegas
Facts/General Knowledge
- Iqrar loves swimming in his free time.
- He is fond of sweets and loves eating Choco Lava Cake.
- He is proficient in English, Sindhi and Urdu languages.
- Iqrar follows a non-vegetarian diet.
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