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Renowned journalist-author Fatima R Zakaria dies of COVID-19
Veteran journalist Fatima R. Zakaria, the former Editor of the Sunday Times, Mumbai, and mother of renowned global media personality Fareed R. Zakaria, passed away here on Tuesday due to Covid at a private hospital, a close family friend said. Fatima R. Zakaria was the widow of former Maharashtra Minister and Islamic scholar Dr. Rafiq Zakaria, and had been admitted to a local hospital since the past few days, Aurangabad AIMIM MP Syed Imtiaz Jaleel told IANS.
She is survived by four children - Tasneem Zakaria-Mehta, an art historian, Manzoor Zakaria, Arshad Zakaria who is with a US-based global hedge fund and Fareed Zakaria, the US-based former Editor of Newsweek magazine and ex-Editor at large with Time magazine, and currently hosting the Fareed Zakaria GPS show on CNN.
Journalist, educationalist and former senior editor of the
Times of India Fatma Zakaria died of a heart attack on Tuesday at the age of 85. She was being treated for Covid-19 at a hospital in Aurangabad.
Zakaria started her career at the Illustrated Weekly of India, writing a childrenâs column called
Aunty Wendy. According to the
Indian Express, she went on to become the assistant editor when Khushwant Singh took charge of the magazine. She joined the
Times of India in 1970, where she became a senior assistant editor.
Zakaria was also a social worker, contributing extensively to the field of education. She received a Padma Shri for her work in 2006. She also headed multiple institutions in Mumbai and Aurangabad such as the Maulana Azad Educational Trust, Maulana Azad Educational Society, and Maharashtra College, among others.
Fatma R. Zakaria, who interviewed Indira Gandhi and Margaret Thatcher, falls to Covid
Tue, Apr 6 2021 20:51 IST |
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Veteran journalist Fatima Zakaria falls prey to Covid-19.(Photo:IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Aurangabad : , April 6 (IANS) Veteran journalist Fatma R. Zakaria, the former Editor of the Sunday Times, Mumbai - who achieved glory by interviewing two of the then most powerful women Prime Ministers on the planet, India s Indira Gandhi and Britain s Margaret Thatcher - passed away here on Tuesday due to Covid at a private hospital, a close family friend said.
Fatma R. Zakaria, in her 80s, was the widow of former Maharashtra Minister and Islamic scholar Dr. Rafiq Zakaria, and had been admitted to a local hospital since the past few days, Aurangabad AIMIM MP Syed Imtiaz Jaleel told IANS.
Renowned journalist-author Fatima R. Zakaria dies of Covid (Ld)
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Veteran journalist Fatima Zakaria falls prey to Covid-19.(Photo:IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Aurangabad : , April 6 (IANS) Veteran journalist Fatima R. Zakaria, the former Editor of the Sunday Times, Mumbai, and mother of renowned global media personality Fareed R. Zakaria, passed away here on Tuesday due to Covid at a private hospital, a close family friend said.
Fatima R. Zakaria was the widow of former Maharashtra Minister and Islamic scholar Dr. Rafiq Zakaria, and had been admitted to a local hospital since the past few days, Aurangabad AIMIM MP Syed Imtiaz Jaleel told IANS.
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