12 Facts About Zubeida Mustafa

Zubeida Mustafa was born on 1941 and is a freelance journalist from Pakistan.

Zubeida Mustafa became one of the first woman to work in the country's mainstream media, when she joined the Dawn newspaper in 1975.

Zubeida Mustafa completed her BA and then her MA in International Relations from the University of Karachi.

Zubeida Mustafa studied at the London School of Economics under a Commonwealth Scholarship.

Zubeida Mustafa joined the Dawn newspaper's staff, Pakistan's leading English language daily in July 1975 as assistant editor.

Zubeida Mustafa was the only woman at Dawn at a senior level position who was the first woman writer in the mainstream media in Pakistan.

Zubeida Mustafa used her perspective as a woman to write editorials promoting international peace and pleading for social justice.

Zubeida Mustafa has stated that focusing on education was important since the root of problems in Pakistan was the country's failure to educate its citizens, especially to have awareness of health issues.

In 1986, Zubeida Mustafa was awarded the Global Media Award for Excellence by The Population Institute in Washington DC for her research and writings on population control in Pakistan.

In 2012, Zubeida Mustafa was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Women's Media Foundation for her news coverage on women's issues, politics, education, health and culture.

Zubeida Mustafa is not very fond of the current or past Pakistani political leaders.

Zubeida Mustafa retired from her job as a journalist after 33 years of service in 2009 due to some personal health issues.