KARACHI, Oct 24: Senior journalist and former Dawn staffer Syed Hamdan Amjad Ali, 68, died at a local hospital on Wednesday. He leaves his wife, a son and two daughters.

He was admitted to hospital on Wednesday night for heart bypass surgery but died during the operation.

His funeral prayers will be held in Masjid-i-Bilal, Abul Hasan Ispahani Road, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Block 4-A, after Zuhar prayers on Thursday.

Hamdan Amjad Ali had started his career in journalism from the United Press of Pakistan and served Dawn as its staff reporter for 25 years.

Later, he brought out a daily newspaper and a health magazine. He also served in a weekly magazine briefly. At present he was associated with the Jang Group of Newspapers.

The late journalist held the positions of president, vice-president and secretary of the Karachi Press Club for several terms and was an office-bearer of APNEC. He also remained secretary-general of the Commonwealth Journalists Association (Pakistan chapter), many times.

Office-bearers and members of the PFUJ, KUJ and APNEC have condoled the death of the senior journalist.—Staff Reporter