Irfan Husain
Irfan Husain | |
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| Born | 5 July 1944 |
| Died | 16 December 2020 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, newspaper columnist, author of books |
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| Father | Akhtar Husain Raipuri |
Irfan Husain (Urdu: عرفان حسین) (5 July 1944 – 16 December 2020) was a Pakistani newspaper columnist and civil servant.
He wrote weekly columns for Dawn newspaper. Husain wrote on a wide range of subjects for newspapers in Pakistan and elsewhere since 1970. As a civil servant, he used to write under a number of pseudonyms, including Mazdak.