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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Bangladeshi journalists}}<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Zafar Wazed<br />
| native_name = জাফর ওয়াজেদ<br />
| native_name_lang = bn<br />
|office = [[Press Institute of Bangladesh|Director General of PIB]]<br />
|term_start = 21 April 2019<br />
|term_end =<br />
| predecessor = [[Shah Alamgir]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Unethical promotion raises healthcare cost|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/unethical-promotion-raises-healthcare-costs-1303933|work=The Daily Star|access-date=28 October 2016|date=25 October 2022}}</ref><br />
| successor = <br />
| birth_date = <br />
| birth_place = [[Comilla]]<br />
| nationality = Bangladeshi<br />
| alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]<br />
| awards = [[Ekushey Padak]] (2020)<br />
| spouse = Dilshan<br />
| children = 2 <br />
}}<br />
'''Ali Wazed Zafar''' (known as '''Zafar Wazed''') is a Bangladeshi journalist. He is the incumbent [[Director General]] of the [[Press Institute of Bangladesh]] (PIB). In recognition of his contribution to journalism, the [[government of Bangladesh]] awarded him the country's second highest civilian award [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=20 individuals, one organisation to receive Ekushey Padak 2020 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/20-individuals-one-organisation-receive-ekushey-padak-2020-1863880 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=5 February 2020 |language=en |date=5 February 2022}}</ref><br />
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Zafar was born at [[Daudkandi Upazila|Daudkandi]] in [[Cumilla]].<ref name="Kalerkantho">{{cite news |script-title=bn:একুশে পদক পেলেন সাংবাদিক জাফর ওয়াজেদ |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/national/2020/02/05/871150 |work=Kaler Kantho |access-date=7 February 2020 |language=bn}}</ref> He graduated from the [[University of Dhaka]] and became involved in journalism.<ref name="Kalerkantho"/> He served as the literary affairs secretary of the [[Dhaka University Central Students' Union]] (DUCSU).<ref name="Kalerkantho"/> On 27 April 2019, the government of Bangladesh appointed him as the director general of the Press Institute of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zafar Wazed |url=http://www.pib.gov.bd/site/office_head/e1e3d7c6-49d4-4d97-882e-9cec347891fd/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4 |website=PIB |access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref><br />
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