Zafar Sobhan
Zafar Sobhan (Born may 19 1970) is a Bangladeshi editor and columnist.
Zafar Sobhan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | Pomona College University of British Columbia |
| Occupation | Editor, columnist |
| Employer | Dhaka Tribune |
| Children | Azfar Rahim, Suri Sobhan, Shamil f. Sobhan |
| Parent(s) | Rehman Sobhan (father) Salma Sobhan (mother) |
Education and career
Sobhan is currently serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Dhaka Tribune. He was previously the Op-ed editor of The Daily Star and the head of Forum magazine from 2004 to 2010. He has been a columnist with The Guardian, The Sunday Guardian, Time and Outlook.[1] In 2005, he was named by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader and was a Yale World Fellow in 2009.[2][3]
Sobhan is the son of economist and freedom fighter Rehman Sobhan and barrister Salma Sobhan. He studied at Pomona College in the US and the University of British Columbia in Canada. He also worked as a corporate attorney in Manhattan and a New York City public school teacher.[4], his News Company Is the most Famous In Bangladesh[5]
References
- http://worldfellows.yale.edu/zafar-sobhan
- http://www.sunday-guardian.com/profile/zafar-sobhan
- http://www.weforum.org/young-global-leaders/zafar-sobhan
- "Profile: Zafar Sobhan". worldfellows.yale.edu. Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program, Yale University. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- "Home | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.