Z. A. Suleri
| Ziauddin Ahmad Suleri | |
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| Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Mass-media Broadcasting | |
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In office 6 September 1978 – 5 March 1980 Serving with BGen Siddique Salik, PA |
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| President | General Zia-ul-Haq |
| Editor-in-chief of the Dawn Newspapers | |
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In office 16 August 1965 – 5 September 1965 |
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| Preceded by | Altaf Husain |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ziauddin Ahmad Suleri 1913 Village Deoli Zafarwal British Indian Empire |
| Died | 22 April 1999 (age 86) Karachi, Sindh |
| Resting place | New Karachi Cemetery |
| Nationality | Indian (1913–47), Pakistani (1947–99) |
| Political party | Muslim League |
| Children | Sara Suleri, Shahid Suleri, Tillat Suleri, Irfan Suleri, Ifat Suleri, Nuzhat Suleri |
| Alma mater |
Punjab University Patna University |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Pip |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1965–66 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 17th Army Division |
| Commands | Inter-Services Public Relations |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 |
Ziauddin Ahmad Suleri (Urdu: ضیاء الدین احمد سلہری; b. 1913–21 April 1999), best known as Z.A. Suleri, was a notable political journalist, conservative writer, author, and Pakistan Movement activist. He is regarded as one of the pioneer of print journalism in Pakistan, and authored various history and political books on Pakistan as well as Islam in the South Asian subcontinent.
Ziauddin Ahmad Suleri was born in Deoli village of Zafarwal located in Narowal District region of the British Indian Empire, He got his earlier education from Govt. High School Zafarwal. He was a Rajput Salahria. After his graduation from a school, he briefly studied British literature at Patna University where he obtained BA in English. He moved to Lahore to attend the Punjab University to further study English literature. He earned MA in British literature after compiling a critical and analytical thesis on Great Expectations, written by Charles Dickens.
Due to his long attraction to the work of Charles Dickens, he earned the nickname of "Pip" by his family and friends. He moved to Karachi after becoming politically aligned with the Muslim League led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. In support of the Pakistan Movement, he penned many political columns and opinions in the Orient Press as well as the British Evening Times.
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