Zafar Sobhan is a prominent Bangladeshi public intellectual, lawyer, journalist, and political analyst.
19 Facts About Zafar Sobhan
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Zafar Sobhan was the Editor of the Dhaka Tribunefrom 2012 until 2025, one of the major English language newspapers of Bangladesh.
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Zafar Sobhan is widely considered as a leading, liberal man of letters.
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The Zafar Sobhan family is related to Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, the last Prime Minister of Bengal and the 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan.
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Zafar Sobhan's mother was the first woman barrister of Pakistan and Bangladesh, as well as a Research Fellow in the Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs.
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Zafar Sobhan's aunt is Princess Sarvath al-Hassan, a Jordanian royal and the wife of Prince Hassan bin Talal.
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Zafar Sobhan moved to Bangladesh at the age of 10, learned Bengali, and attended the Bangladesh International Tutorial school, as well as boarding school in India.
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Zafar Sobhan studied in the University of British Columbia before moving to New York City to work as a corporate lawyer.
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Zafar Sobhan is one of the few Bangladeshi members of the New York State Bar.
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Zafar Sobhan worked as a public school teacher in New York City.
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In 2003, Zafar Sobhan moved to Dhaka to lead the opinions team at The Daily Star.
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Zafar Sobhan became the op-ed editor of the newspaper and revived the Forum magazine, which was in publication from 2004 to 2010.
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Zafar Sobhan gained journalistic experience at The Independent, Dhaka Courier and Shokaler Khobor.
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Zafar Sobhan became Bangladesh's first internationally syndicated columnist with articles published in many newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Economic and Political Weekly, The Guardian, Himal Southasian, Time, and Outlook among others.
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Zafar Sobhan was named by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader.
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In 2013, Zafar Sobhan became the founding editor of the Dhaka Tribune.
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Zafar Sobhan has represented a new generation of eloquent, liberal minded young leaders in Bangladesh.
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Zafar Sobhan has cultivated a niche readership for his newspaper among the diplomatic community, civil society, youth, and the political class.
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On 24 July 2024, Zafar Sobhan warned the Awami League and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that "the future is" and that the League's hold on power was slipping away fast amid the 2024 Bangladeshi revolution.