Jugnu Mohsin is a Pakistani journalist and politician. Mohsin is a member of the Women’s Action Forum in Pakistan. She is the co-founder of The Friday Times, a news weekly, and Vanguard Books, a publishing company.
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Syeda Maimnat Mohsin was born on 19 September 1959 (age 64 years; as in 2023) in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her schooling from the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore. He completed his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Cambridge in 1980. In 1984, he earned a master’s degree from the University of Cambridge. In London, he was called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn (one of the four Inns of Court—professional associations for barristers and judges) to practice.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
Jugnu Mohsin belongs to a Punjabi (Pakistan) Muslim family.
parents and siblings
Jugnu Mohsin’s father’s name is Syed Muhammad Mohsin, who died on 12 July 2022, and his mother’s name is Sitwat Mohsin, who died in April 2022.
Jugnu Mohsin’s father, Syed Muhammad Mohsin
Jugnu Mohsin’s mother, Sitwat Mohsin
He has a brother named Syed Mehdi Mohsin and a sister named Moni Mohsin, who is a British-Pakistani writer.
Jugnu Mohsin’s brother, Syed Mehdi Mohsin
Jugnu Mohsin’s sister, Moni Mohsin
husband and children
She married Pakistani journalist, businessman and cricket administrator Najam Sethi. He met her while pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Cambridge, and they married in 1983. They have a son named Ali Sethi who is a singer and a daughter named Mira Sethi who is an actress.
Jugnu Mohsin with her husband Najam Sethi
Jugnu Mohsin’s son, Ali Sethi and daughter, Mira Sethi
other relatives
His uncle, Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari was a politician and bureaucrat who served as Pakistan’s ambassador to Spain. He was the President of Pakistan Cricket Board from 1995 to 1998. He died on 4 January 2019.
Jugnu Mohsin’s uncle, Syed Zulfikar Bukhari
His other uncle, Syed Iftikhar Bukhari was a politician and cricketer. He was a member of the Senate of Pakistan from March 1988 to 1991. He played cricket for over a decade from 1951 to 1967 and died on 10 November 2021.
Jugnu Mohsin’s uncle, Syed Iftikhar Bukhari
His cousin, Syed Fakhar Imam is a politician who was the 11th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1985 to 1986. He has served as the Chairman of Pakistan’s Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir. From April 2020 to 2022, he was the Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research in Pakistan.
Jugnu Mohsin’s cousin, Syed Fakhar Imam
Her second cousin, Syeda Abida Hussain was the first female diplomat appointed as Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States in 1991. She joined the Pakistan Muslim League political party in 1985. She was the Minister of Food and Agriculture and Population Control from 1997 to 1999.
Jugnu Mohsin’s cousin, Syeda Abida Hussain
His niece, Syeda Sughra Imam is a politician and was a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party in Punjab, Pakistan.
Jugnu Mohsin’s niece, Syeda Sughra Imam
religion/religious views
She follows Muslim religion.
Address
House No. 30-C, FCC, Syed Maratab Ali Road, Gulberg-4, Lahore, Pakistan
livelihood
Journalist
Since 1989, she has been working as publisher and editor at The Friday Times. From 2016 to 2017, she worked as a news anchor in Pakistani news channel Geo TV. In 2018, she worked as a news anchor in ARY News, a Pakistani news channel. He has hosted a weekly talk show named Jugnu.
A screengrab of Jugnu Mohsin as a news anchor in ARY News Channel
Politician
He contested the 2018 election as an independent from PP-184 Okara District Constituency and won the election by 62506 votes. She became an independent member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab and her term ended on 14 January 2023. In March 2021, she joined the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) political party.
Jugnu Mohsin during meeting with Pakistan Muslim League leader Nawaz Sharif.
controversies
kidnapping of her husband
In May 1999, Mohsin’s husband Najam Sethi was arrested by the Punjab Police without a warrant. According to reports, eight armed officers entered their home, tied up Mohsin and locked her in a room, and arrested her husband. She started protests and campaigned on The Friday Times for her husband’s release.
Jugnu Mohsin during a protest to free her husband Najam Sethi.
James Wolfensohn, president of the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists and the World Bank, also wrote a letter to Nawaz Sharif to release Najam Sethi. In June 1999, Sethi was released because there was insufficient evidence to prove the government’s charges of “condemning the creation of the state and advocating the abolition of its sovereignty” and “promoting enmity between different groups”. Went.
try to help
In June 2021, Mohsin was attacked by an unidentified gunman after his rally in Jhuj Kalan, Punjab. It was told that she was receiving death threats on social media if she did not participate in this rally, but she somehow participated in it. After attending the rally, his vehicle was attacked, stones were thrown and a gunman opened fire on him; According to the FIR lodged, she was safe and the main attacker was running away after firing at Mohsin.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Mohsin was awarded the International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists in 1999.
Jugnu Mohsin at the International Press Freedom Award in 1999 by the Committee to Protect Journalists
Facts/General Knowledge
- Mohsin has written satirical columns about political figures such as Pervez Musharraf, Nawaz Sharif, and George W. Bush, such as “Their dim and authoritarian personalities,” “Mush and Bush,” and “Their intolerance for dissent.”
- He opposed Imran Khan’s entry into politics and published a satire on him in October 2011. ((India Today))
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