Full Name | Arshad Sharif (ارشد شریف) |
Birth Date | February 22, 1973 |
Death Date | October 23, 2022 |
Age at Death | 49 |
Birth Place | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Death Place | Kajiado, Kenya |
Cause of Death | Assassination (gunshot wounds) |
Resting Place | H-11 graveyard, Islamabad, Pakistan |
Education | BA in Journalism (Gordon College), MPA (Quaid-e-Azam University), MA in Media Studies (Ulster University) |
Occupation(s) | News Anchor, Analyst |
Employer | ARY Digital Network |
Known For | Power Play TV Show (ARY News), News Reporter at Dawn News, TV Show Kyun? (Why?) at Dunya News |
Notable Positions | Anchor and Bureau Chief (ARY News), News Anchor (Dunya TV), Former Director of News (AAJ News and Dunya TV) |
Television | ARY News, Dunya News, Dawn News |
Children | 5 |
Parent | Muhammad Sharif (father) |
Relatives | Ashraf Sharif (brother) |
Awards | Pride of Performance, Agahi Award, Asian Investigative Media Award, War Correspondent Award |
YouTube Channel | Arshad Sharif Official |
YouTube Subscribers | 443 thousand |
YouTube Total Views | 12.3 million |
Website | www.reportersdiary.com |
Career Start | Began as a freelancer in 1993 |
Notable Career Milestones | Covered conflicts in FATA, reported from international locations, started Power Play in 2014 |
Awards and Recognition | 2012 Agahi Award, 2016 Investigative Journalist of the Year, 2018 Agahi People’s Choice Award |
Major Contributions | Known for investigative journalism, an outspoken critic of the Pakistani army |
Notable Events | Fled Pakistan in August 2022 due to sedition charges, later moved to Dubai and then Kenya |
Assassination | Killed in Kenya, revealed to be a planned targeted assassination by a Pakistani FIA report |