Omar Kureishi
| Omar Kureishi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1928 Murree, British India |
| Died | 14 March 2005 (aged 77) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Residence | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Education | BA, International Relations |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Commentator, Public Relations, journalist, writer |
Omar Kureishi (1928 – 14 March 2005) was a distinguished Pakistani writer. He had also worked in the advertising, aviation and journalism industry, writing for many newspapers, including Dawn, The Pakistan Times, Morning News and The Guardian, London. He is best known for his cricket writings and commentary but he was also a keen observer of political and social developments and wrote about them, in his own words, not with fury, but certainly with "exasperation and anger".
He died on Monday, 14 March 2005, at the age of 77, due to a heart disease, leaving behind his widow, a son, Javed, and two grandchildren. He was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) in 2001 by the President of Pakistan.
Kureishi's father, Col. M. A. Kureishi, was a member of the Indian Medical Service. He had 11 siblings and his family was frequently on the move because of their father's many postings across pre-partition India. Omar Kureishi took a degree in International Relations from the University of Southern California in the early 1950s. He has one son, Javed Kureshi, and two grandchildren, Saif and Tanya Kureishi. Omar Kureishi was a classmate of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in school in Mumbai and later at a university in the USA. Writer Hanif Kureishi is his nephew.
Kureishi had his first encounter with the media and showbiz in the United States where he briefly worked with a radio station and also played a small part in a Hollywood movie. He came to Karachi in the mid-1950s and joined the defunct Pakistan Standard. Later, he became resident editor of the Times of Karachi. His brother, Sattoo Kureishi, lived near Karachi airport in a house called Air Cottage, where he used to hold regular weekly get-togethers. "Friday Evenings at Air Cottage" became a byword in Karachi's intellectual and avant-grade circles, and Omar Kureishi soon became an integral part of the set.
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