Salman Iqbal

SI
NationalityPakistani
OccupationMedia mogul
Known for
RelativesAbdul Razzak Yaqoob (uncle)

Salman Iqbal (Urdu: سلمان اِقبال) is a Pakistani media businessman and media mogul.[1] He became the CEO of ARY Digital Network in 2014 after the death of Abdul Razzak Yaqoob.[2] In addition, Iqbal is the owner of the ARY Group, that was started by his Uncle Abdul Razzak Yaqoob and publisher of the Newsweek Middle East.[3][4][5]

He is the owner of the PSL team Karachi Kings.[6] In 2017, he was listed among The 500 Most Influential Muslims.[7]

Awards

Year Award Category Result Note Ref.
2022 Sitara-i-Imtiaz Sports Won Awarded by Arif Alvi, President of Pakistan [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan's leading media company to acquire 51 per cent stakes and management control of WorldCall Telecom". Gulf News (newspaper). 4 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "SC (Supreme Court) to indict ARY CEO, Mubashir Luqman". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Master of many arts". Khaleej Times (newspaper). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "ARY Founder Haji Abdul Razzaq passes away". Dawn (newspaper). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Newsweek magazine to launch Gulf edition from Dubai". The National. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. ↑ Ahmed, Abdul Ghaffar | Zeeshan (20 February 2017). "Pakistan Super League final to be held in Lahore". DAWN (newspaper). Retrieved 25 March 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims" (PDF). The Muslim 500. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Alvi confers civil awards on citizens, foreigners". Dawn (newspaper). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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