Syed Fida Hassan

Syed Fida Hassan was a Pakistani bureaucrat and administrator who was the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) between 1963 and 1969.[1]

Syed Fida Hassan
Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board
In office
1963–1969
Personal details
SpouseZeenat Hussain
ChildrenS. Azmat Hassan

Life and career

Syed Fida Hassan was born on December 4, 1908 in Dera Ghazi Khan.[2] He was educated at the Rang Mahal Mission School and Government College, Lahore.[2] He was admitted to the Indian Civil Service and was educated at the Oriel College, Oxford.[1]

In 1954, he was appointed as the manager of Pakistan national cricket team for the tour of England.[1][3]

Personal life

Syed Fida Hassan married Zeenat Hussain in 1934 who served as a member on a reserved women's seat in the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 1951 to 1955, and in the West Pakistan Assembly up to 1958.[1] Her daughter, Anjum Niaz, was an American-Pakistani journalist who worked for Dawn.[4]

References
  1. Jabbar, Javed (4 September 2016). "A window into the past". DAWN.COM.
  2. "Memoirs: Book on Syed Fida Hassan launched". The Express Tribune. 19 March 2016.
  3. Siddiqi, Muhammad Ali (23 October 2018). "OBITUARY: Anjum Niaz: a flair for writing". DAWN.COM.
  4. Latif, Najum (14 December 2018). "Farewell Anjum Niaz, an Obituary".


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