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Saiyed Zegham Murtaza
Born
Saiyed Zegham Murtaza

08 April 1980
NationalityIndian
Other namesZaigham
EducationM.A (Mass Communication), M.A (Public Administration), LLB.
Occupation(s)Journalist, Blogger, Author
Years activeSince 2005


Saiyed Zegham Murtaza सैयद ज़ैग़म मुर्तज़ा is an Indian Columnist[1] [2] [3] [4], Blogger[5]Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). and the author of Case Diary, a collection of real life stories on the functioning of police. He has translated the Hindi version of Gautam Bhatia's book "Offend, Shock, or Disturb: Free Speech under the Indian Constitution"[6] for Oxford University Press. Also, he has scripted and produced many documentaries.



Early life

He was born in the city of Amroha in the district of Moradabad (now Amroha) in Uttar Pradesh on 08 April 1980.[citation needed] He passed his higher secondary from Meerut Public School Meerut, did his graduation from J.S. Hindu College, Amroha, Master's Degree in Journalism from Department of Journalism, AMU, Aligarh, and LLB. from KGK College, Moradabad. He belongs to the reputed family of Sayyids of Syed Nagli. His father Saiyed Ali Zafar was a trade unionist and a social activist. His Grandfather Maulvi Murtaza Hussain was an ex-Armymen and a Freedom Fighter. One of his uncles Dr Naseem uz Zafar Baquiri is a renowned poet. .


Work

His journalistic stints includes, working with Rajya Sabha Television, Eenadu Television, Hindustan Times, and Asiaville News. His columns regularly appear in The Pioneer[7], Navjivan, National Herald, Asiaville News, Navbharat Times, Hindustan times and The Forward Press. Also, he wrote the script of several documentary films, including that of Brigadier Rajinder Singh: The Savior of Kashmir, The Guests of Destiny,Sangharsh etc. Also, he is an independent voice, supporting the cause of education among Muslims of India[8][9][10]. Recently, he formed a media company, APZ Media Venture Private Limited[11] along with Aman and Parijat.

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