Iqrar Ul Hassan facts for kids
Syed Iqrar Ul Hassan (اقرار الحسن سید) is a Pakistani television presenter and journalist. He has been working at ARY News for many years. Previously a newscaster, he now hosts a program called Sar e Aam.
Incident
On April 29, 2016, Iqrar and his Sar-e-Aam team were wrongfully arrested on orders of the Sindh Home Minister for highlighting the poor security in the Sindh Assembly, but he was granted bail just a day later.
He has also done sting operations in numerous factories, restaurants, police stations accused of bribery, corruption, and adulteration.
Personal life
Iqrar Ul Hassan joined the Pakistani electronic media in 2006 as a reporter on ARY One World (now known as ARY News). He began his news coverage profession as a newscaster for ARY News.
Iqrar first married in 2005 to journalist Qurat-ul-Ain Hassan. He married a second time in 2012 to TV journalist Farah Yousuf, and a third time in 2023 to Youtuber and journalist Aroosa Khan.
Pehlaa Hassan, his son with Qurat-ul-Ain, is a child actor who played the character of young Momin, the protagonist of the television series Alif starring Hamza Ali Abbasi. His performance received positive reviews, and he was nominated for the Best Emerging Talent in TV award at the 2021 Lux Style Awards.
Awards
- In 2013, he won the Agahi Award for "Anchor of the Year"
- In 2019, he won the tenth Pakistan Achievement Award for the "Best Tv Show of the Year" Sar-e-Aam