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Mustafa has two elder brothers, S.P. Mustafa (known as "Bobby"), group treasurer of [[Hindustan Unilever]],<ref>{{cite mailing list |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Mustafa-Appointed-HLL-Treasurer-M&A-Head/48617/ |title=Financial Express, Mustafa Appointed Treasure M&A Head}}</ref> and Kamal Mustafa, now retired but formerly the Head of Global [[Mergers and Acquisitions|M&A]] of [[Citibank]].<ref>{{cite mailing list |url=http://www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p566/a59 |title=Kamal Mustafa Biography |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618115152/http://www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p566/a59 |archivedate=18 June 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Ayesha Kidwai]], a professor of [[linguistics]] at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University|JNU]] and a feminist activist, is her first cousin.<ref>[http://kafila.org/2011/10/11/the-unspeakable-horrors-of-delhi-1947-49/ Kafila]</ref> Seema's mother and Ayesha's father were siblings.{{Citation needed|date= February 2018}} | Mustafa has two elder brothers, S.P. Mustafa (known as "Bobby"), group treasurer of [[Hindustan Unilever]],<ref>{{cite mailing list |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Mustafa-Appointed-HLL-Treasurer-M&A-Head/48617/ |title=Financial Express, Mustafa Appointed Treasure M&A Head}}</ref> and Kamal Mustafa, now retired but formerly the Head of Global [[Mergers and Acquisitions|M&A]] of [[Citibank]].<ref>{{cite mailing list |url=http://www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p566/a59 |title=Kamal Mustafa Biography |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618115152/http://www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p566/a59 |archivedate=18 June 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Ayesha Kidwai]], a professor of [[linguistics]] at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University|JNU]] and a feminist activist, is her first cousin.<ref>[http://kafila.org/2011/10/11/the-unspeakable-horrors-of-delhi-1947-49/ Kafila]</ref> Seema's mother and Ayesha's father were siblings.{{Citation needed|date= February 2018}} | ||
Mustafa graduated with a [[Bachelor's degree|BA]] in [[ | Mustafa graduated with a [[Bachelor's degree|BA]] in [[political science]] from [[Lucknow University]] in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Play on thumri queen Begum Akhtar |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-11-21/lucknow/27149605_1_ram-kumar-bhargava-alumni-counselling-sessions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016043935/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-11-21/lucknow/27149605_1_ram-kumar-bhargava-alumni-counselling-sessions |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 November 2004 |accessdate=11 August 2008}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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While with the ''Asian Age,'' Mustafa received the prestigious "Prem Bhatia Award for Excellence in Political Reporting and Analysis" in 1999 for her coverage of the [[Kargil war|Kargil]] war. She also wrote a weekly [[op-ed]] column which was syndicated to several other newspapers, including ''[[The Deccan Chronicle]]'' of [[Bangalore]] and ''[[DAWN (newspaper)|The Dawn]],'' a [[Pakistan]]i newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecitizen.in//index.php/en/contributer/detail/seema-mustafa|title=The Citizen - Independent Journalism {{!}} Indian News|website=The Citizen|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> In 2008, she wrote an op-ed that was uncharacteristically critical of the Congress party. The article denounced the Indo-US Nuclear Deal specifically and the [[United Progressive Alliance|congress-led government]] in general for seeking friendly relations with the [[George W. Bush]] administration.{{Citation needed|date= February 2018}}. Although the intemperance of her views and language elicited criticism in the Indian media, [[MJ Akbar]], founding editor of the ''Asian Age,'' defended Mustafa strongly and the newspaper propagated the same views as hers on its pages. Ultimately, M.J. Akbar and Mustafa were both sacked from the ''Asian Age.''{{Citation needed|date= February 2018}} | While with the ''Asian Age,'' Mustafa received the prestigious "Prem Bhatia Award for Excellence in Political Reporting and Analysis" in 1999 for her coverage of the [[Kargil war|Kargil]] war. She also wrote a weekly [[op-ed]] column which was syndicated to several other newspapers, including ''[[The Deccan Chronicle]]'' of [[Bangalore]] and ''[[DAWN (newspaper)|The Dawn]],'' a [[Pakistan]]i newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecitizen.in//index.php/en/contributer/detail/seema-mustafa|title=The Citizen - Independent Journalism {{!}} Indian News|website=The Citizen|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> In 2008, she wrote an op-ed that was uncharacteristically critical of the Congress party. The article denounced the Indo-US Nuclear Deal specifically and the [[United Progressive Alliance|congress-led government]] in general for seeking friendly relations with the [[George W. Bush]] administration.{{Citation needed|date= February 2018}}. Although the intemperance of her views and language elicited criticism in the Indian media, [[MJ Akbar]], founding editor of the ''Asian Age,'' defended Mustafa strongly and the newspaper propagated the same views as hers on its pages. Ultimately, M.J. Akbar and Mustafa were both sacked from the ''Asian Age.''{{Citation needed|date= February 2018}} | ||
After leaving the Asian Age in 2008, Mustafa worked as Resident Editor of [[Covert magazine|Covert]], a fortnightly left-wing political magazine. In January 2010, her mentor [[M. J. Akbar|M.J. Akbar]] launched [[The Sunday Guardian]], a weekly newspaper, and Mustafa joined him as Resident Editor.{{Citation needed|date= February 2018}} By September the same year, the publication was on its last legs and was acquired by the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV Group]], which runs the India-TV and [[NewsX]] television news channels. After the sale, Akbar moved to the [[India Today]] group, while Mustafa moved to NewsX, hosting a weekly interview programme named ''Straight Talk With Seema Mustafa'' on that channel. She served as National Affairs Editor of News X. The program did not get enough [[Target rating point|TRPs]] (viewership), and Mustafa moved on again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/journalist-seema-mustafa-asks-if-brainwashed-journalists-are-pushing-hate-and-tripe-22300|title=Journalist Seema Mustafa asks if 'brainwashed' journalists are pushing hate and tripe|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> | After leaving the Asian Age in 2008, Mustafa worked as Resident Editor of [[Covert magazine|Covert]], a fortnightly left-wing political magazine. In January 2010, her mentor [[M. J. Akbar|M.J. Akbar]] launched [[The Sunday Guardian]], a weekly newspaper, and Mustafa joined him as Resident Editor.{{Citation needed|date= February 2018}} By September the same year, the publication was on its last legs and was acquired by the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV Group]], which runs the India-TV and [[NewsX]] television news channels. After the sale, Akbar moved to the [[India Today]] group, while Mustafa moved to NewsX, hosting a weekly interview programme named ''Straight Talk With Seema Mustafa'' on that channel. She served as National Affairs Editor of News X. The program did not get enough [[Target rating point|TRPs]] (viewership), and Mustafa moved on again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/journalist-seema-mustafa-asks-if-brainwashed-journalists-are-pushing-hate-and-tripe-22300|title=Journalist Seema Mustafa asks if 'brainwashed' journalists are pushing hate and tripe|website=www.thenewsminute.com|date=25 February 2015|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> | ||
She next took over the job of Director of a new, [[left-wing]] think-tank based in New Delhi named the "Centre for Policy Analysis" [http://cpadelhi.org/] (not to be confused with the eminent Delhi-based think-tank, the [[Centre for Policy Research]]), a position she presently holds. Concurrently, in January 2014, she founded The Citizen, an independent "Digital Daily" based out of New Delhi.<ref>http://thecitizen.in/AboutUs.aspx</ref> | She next took over the job of Director of a new, [[left-wing]] think-tank based in New Delhi named the "Centre for Policy Analysis" [http://cpadelhi.org/] (not to be confused with the eminent Delhi-based think-tank, the [[Centre for Policy Research]]), a position she presently holds. Concurrently, in January 2014, she founded The Citizen, an independent "Digital Daily" based out of New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thecitizen.in/AboutUs.aspx|title=The Citizen - Independent Journalism | Indian News | the Citizen}}</ref> | ||
Mustafa is the president of the [[Editors Guild of India]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Seema Mustafa elected as president of Editors Guild of India |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/seema-mustafa-elected-as-president-of-editors-guild-of-india-157190 |access-date=15 October 2021 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |agency=PTI |date=17 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> elected on 16 October 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=In First Ever Election, Seema Mustafa Becomes Editors Guild of India's President |url=https://thewire.in/media/editors-guild-of-india-elections-seema-mustafa-sanjay-kapoor-shekhar-gupta-smita-prakash |access-date=15 October 2021 |work=The Wire |date=17 October 2020}}</ref> | Mustafa is the president of the [[Editors Guild of India]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Seema Mustafa elected as president of Editors Guild of India |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/seema-mustafa-elected-as-president-of-editors-guild-of-india-157190 |access-date=15 October 2021 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |agency=PTI |date=17 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> elected on 16 October 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=In First Ever Election, Seema Mustafa Becomes Editors Guild of India's President |url=https://thewire.in/media/editors-guild-of-india-elections-seema-mustafa-sanjay-kapoor-shekhar-gupta-smita-prakash |access-date=15 October 2021 |work=The Wire |date=17 October 2020}}</ref> | ||