Javed Chaudhry is a famous Pakistani journalist and columnist who hosts current affairs and political show on Express News and writes article for Daily Express newspaper.
This biography & profile of Javed Chaudhry will reveal how a man from a small town in Punjab became one of the most prominent journalists in Pakistan.
Early Life:
Javed Chaudhry was born in Lalamusa on January 1, 1968. Lalamusa is a small town in Gujrat, he also completed his early school education from his hometown.
Later he got admission in Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) from where he completed his graduation in Mass Communication. He also received a gold medal during his studies in university because of his outstanding performance.
For higher studies he went to John Hopkins University and Columbia University. In these international universities his focus was supposition building, exploratory writing and media administration.
Journalism:
In 1991 Javed Chaudhry started his career in journalism, in early years he worked for different newspaper and magazines until he joined Daily Jang.
Daily Jang was one of the leading newspapers at that time and he remained with it until 2006 when he became part of Daily Express.
His journey with Daily Express helped him to become a prominent name in the media industry due to the launch of Express News by the media group.
He wrote columns in Daily Express, ‘Zero Point’ became one of the most read articles in the newspaper. Later when the channel was launched he started hosting a show ‘Kal Tak’.
Kal Tak is a political show in which leading politicians and analysts are invited who discuss important issues and current affairs. Usually leaders from leading political parties are invited who propagate their view and discuss with other politicians.
His columns were so successful that it was later published in four books, which have been published for numerous times:
- Zero Point
- Zero Point II
- Zero Point III
- Zero Point IV
Many renowned journalists changed channels during their career, moving from one media group to another one for better pay package but Javed Chaudhry remained with Express Group.
He has also appeared in TEDx talks more than once in different cities.
Interviews:
During his career Javed Chaudhry interviewed many leading figures from Pakistan including General Pervez Musharraf, Shahbaz Sharif, Hussain Nawaz Sharif, Khawaja Asif, Fawad Chaudhry, Sherry Rehman, Shireen Mazari, Asad Umar, Rana Sanaullah, Tahir Ul Qadri, Maulana Tariq Jameel and many other leading politicians.
Asking tough questions in a polite manner makes Javed Chaudhry different from many other journalists.
Start of his every talk show he narrates a story and then links it with the current situation of the country. His unique style made him popular among people not only in big cities but also in the villages & small towns.
Wife & Children:
Details about his personal life such as marriage or wedding are not known. He never appeared with his wife on any TV show and no details are available about his son, daughters.
Many photos and pictures are available on internet in which he can be seen along with a lady, many believe she is her wife. Javed Chaudhry also loves travelling and shares selfies from different part of the world.
Javed Chaudhry also started his own website which is criticized by many because it is a clickbait websites which on many occasion uses misleading titles to attract people.
You can contact and follow Javed Chaudhry through his social media accounts:
Facebook: facebook.com/javed.chaudhry
Twitter: @JavedChOfficial