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| nationality = Pakistani (1967 – present), British (2006 – present)
| education = [[Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]]<br>[[Jinnah Sindh Medical University]]
| occupation = Journalist, columnist, medical doctor
| website = [http://www.drshahidmasood.com/ DrShahidMasood.com]
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'''Shahid Masood''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|شاہد مسعود }}}}) is a Pakistani columnist and political analyst who hosts the talk show ''Live with Dr. Shahid Masood'' on [[GNN (news channel)|GNN]]. He is known for his series ''End of Time'' on [[ARY News|ARY]]''.''
 
Previously, he served as Group executive director of [[Geo TV]] and senior Executive Director of [[ARY Digital Network]]. In 2008, he was briefly appointed as the managing director and chairman of [[Pakistan Television Corporation]] and also served as the special assistant to then-Prime Minister of Pakistan [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] with the status of a minister of state in the [[Gillani ministry]].
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==Early life and education==
'''Dr. Shahid Masood''' is the News and Current Affairs Director and an [[Anchorman]] for [[ARY One World]].
Masood was born to a [[Pashtun]]-[[Kakazai]] family in Karachi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1365402|title=The history of Lahore's Kakayzais|first=Majid|last=Sheikh|date=22 October 2017|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref> In a 2004 interview to ''[[Arab News]]'', Masood said that his father was a civil engineer in Saudi Arabia who worked there for 15 years while, his mother is a teacher. According to him, he spent his childhood in [[Taif]] and [[Riyadh]]. For seven years, he went to the Pakistan International School in Riyadh. According to Arab News, He is married and has two daughters and a son. Two of his younger brothers were born in Saudi Arabia so the country is close to him.<ref name="arabnews/11dec20104">{{cite news|title=Dr. Shahid Masood: The Voice of the Voiceless|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/259427|accessdate=7 January 2017|work=Arab News|date=11 December 2004}}</ref>
 
He is a medical doctor by profession. He received an [[MBBS#Pakistan|MBBS]] degree from [[Jinnah Sindh Medical University]]. Masood did his major in International Relations and Defence Studies from the [[Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]].<ref name="APP/1dec2013"/><ref name="agahiawards">{{cite web|url=http://www.agahiawards.com/2013/nominee/dr-shahid-masood/|title=Dr. Shahid Masood|accessdate=13 August 2019|archive-date=16 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201201/http://www.agahiawards.com/2013/nominee/dr-shahid-masood/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Shahid Masood Khan spent his childhood in [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref name="despardes">{{cite web|url=http://www.despardes.com/people/shahid-masood-1210.html|title = Dr. Shahid Masood: The Voice of the Voiceless| work = Amna Ehtesham Khaishgi | accessdate = 2006-09-12}}</ref> , completed F.Sc. from [[DJ Science College]] in [[Karachi]] and subsequently attended [[Sindh Medical College]] receiving a Doctorate in Medicine. He started his career as a [[surgeon]] but turned his attention towards the healing the political and social wounds of the [[Muslim]] world.<ref name="despardes"/> He also writes for newspapers.{{fact}}
Masood is famous in [[Pakistan]] for his television show ''[[Views on News]]'', [[Asia]]'s longest-running [[current affairs]] TV show<ref name="despardes"/>, and his documentary ''The Hidden Truth'', in which he talked in detail about the end of days in light of [[Christian]], [[Jewish]] and mostly Muslim beliefs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcb.org.uk/features/features.php?ann_id=457|title=The End of Time: The Hidden Truth by Dr Shahid Masood|work=2006-09-12}}</ref>. This documentary was initially aired on ARYOneWorld TV channel but was latter made available on CDs and DVD after popular public demand.{{fact}}
 
In February 2021, he joined Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in the capacity of a Senior Executive Fellow. He became the only public figure from South Asia selected for the program.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-18 |title=Shahid Masood Joins Harvard University as Senior Executive Fellow |url=https://propakistani.pk/2021/02/18/shahid-masood-joins-harvard-university-as-senior-executive-fellow/amp/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=ProPakistani}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr Shahid Masood joins Harvard University as Senior Executive Fellow |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/791807-dr-shahid-masood-joins-harvard-university-as-senior-executive-fellow |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
''Views on News'' is credited with many interviews of important personalities from politics, civil life, literature, and issues of wide interest. The personalities from the sphere of politics who have been interviewed on ''Views on News'' include President General [[Pervez Musharraf]], Prime Minister [[Shaukat Aziz]], former Prime Ministers [[Benazir Bhutto]] and [[Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali]], MQM leader [[Altaf Hussain]], PML-N leader [[Shahbaz Sharif]], General (retd) A. A. K. Niazi (of East Pakistan fame), former CIA Director [[James Woolsey]], and other important personalities including former ISI chiefs. Celebrities from the world of literature, who have appeared on the show, include [[Ahmed Faraz]], the late [[Ashfaq Ahmed]], [[Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi]], and [[Munnoo Bhai]].{{fact}}
 
==Career in journalism==
Recently Dr. Shahid Masood came under spotlights when he became the first South Asian [[journalist]] to cover the event unfolding in [[Middle East]] by going to [[Lebanon]]. He manged to interview the leader of [[Hamas]] and some activists in [[Syria]]. No other non-Arab journalist has been able to do it in recent days.{{fact}}
===ARY news executive and PTV Chairman (2001–08)===
Masood became affiliated with the media in 2001. He initially served as the senior Executive Director of [[ARY Digital Network]], where he served as the chief of ARY One World (now known as [[ARY News]]), and hosted the show ''Views on News''.<ref name="APP/1dec2013"/><ref name="thenews/1">{{cite news|title=Dr Shahid Masood joins Geo network|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=40305|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015338/http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=40305|accessdate=7 January 2017|date=30 September 2007}}</ref>
 
In 2005, Masood received a scholarship with [[CNN]]. He also carried out coverage of the three wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon.<ref name="APP/1dec2013"/> In 2007, Masood joined [[Geo TV]] as its Group Executive Director where he hosted the TV show ''Meray Mutabaq''.<ref name="thenews/1"/>
 
In June 2008, Masood was appointed as the Chairman of [[Pakistan Television Corporation]] (PTV) with the additional charge of Managing Director at PTV<ref name="APP/1dec2013">{{cite news|title=Dr. Shahid Masood takes charge of Chairman PTV|url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42616&Itemid=2|accessdate=7 January 2017|work=APP|date=1 December 2013|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131201090659/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42616&Itemid=2|archive-date=1 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Shahid Masood takes charge as chairman-cum-MD of PTV|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C06%5C22%5Cstory_22-6-2008_pg7_6|accessdate=7 January 2017|work=Daily Times|date=1 December 2013|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131201090705/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C06%5C22%5Cstory_22-6-2008_pg7_6|archive-date=1 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|title=Search for PTV MD continues|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/330646|accessdate=5 January 2017|work=DAWN|date=19 November 2008}}</ref> However, in November 2008 he resigned from his position as chairman and managing director of PTV. Following the resignation, he was appointed as special assistant to the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] with the status of a minister.<ref name="dailytimes/1dec2013">{{cite news|title=Shahid Masood resigns as PTV MD, made PM's special assistant|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C11%5C04%5Cstory_4-11-2008_pg1_7|accessdate=7 January 2017|work=Daily Times|date=4 November 2008|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131201090653/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C11%5C04%5Cstory_4-11-2008_pg1_7|archive-date=1 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="TheNews">{{cite news|title=Dr Shahid Masood resigns, appointed PM's special assistant|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/143639-LALAMUSA-City-News|accessdate=7 January 2017|work=The News|date=4 November 2008}}</ref>
 
According to ''[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]]'', Masood was asked to resign from PTV by the then-President of Pakistan [[Asif Ali Zardari]].<ref name="dailytimes/1dec2013"/> According to ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]'', this came following mounting tensions between Masood and the then-Minister of Information [[Sherry Rehman]] when the former refused to take back deputy managing director PTV Shahid Nadeem and cancelled his reinstatement orders. Masood also suspended PTV director administration and personnel, and issued him a show-cause notice for complying with the prime minister's orders and allowing Nadeem to rejoin the organization as deputy MD.<ref name="dawn/1nov2008">{{cite news|title=PTV managing director may be shown the door|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/328000/ptv-managing-director-may-be-shown-the-door|accessdate=7 January 2017|work=DAWN|date=1 November 2008}}</ref> Ministry of Information was also dissatisfied by the audit of PTV under Masood's chairmanship and his decision to increase salaries of PTV staff at the time of a financial crunch. Masood was reportedly drawing a monthly salary of {{PKR|850,000}} and was appointed without a consultation with Minister of Information. Masood was supposed to pay six months' salary to PTV in case of resigning as per contract terms, which however was waived by the then-prime minister.<ref name="TheNews"/><ref name="D">{{cite news|title=Outgoing PTV chief ends up saving Rs5m on PM's order|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/328565/outgoing-ptv-chief-ends-up-saving-rs5m-on-pm-s-order|work=DAWN|date=5 November 2008}}</ref>
 
===Geo News, ARY News, Express News, CNBC Pakistan, News One, Bol News, GNN (2008 since)===
Masood again joined [[Geo News]] and Meray Mutabiq in November 2008 before shifting to Views on News on [[ARY News]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siasat.pk/forums/threads/dr-shahid-masood-is-back-on-geo.17199/|title=Dr. shahid Masood is back on Geo|website=Siasat.pk Forums|date=26 November 2008 |accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0eZcfriF5E|title=Dr Shahid Masood joins ARY Network|accessdate=13 August 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> Masood started hosting his current affairs show Shahid Nama on [[Express News (Pakistan)|Express News]] in 2011. The show followed a similar pattern to his earlier current affairs and politics. Before General Election 2013, Masood joined [[Royal News]] for the election coverage. In December 2013, he joined [[Jaag TV]] (formerly CNBC Pakistan) where he hosted his show Live with Dr. Shahid Masood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsSBlT3UmK4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/TsSBlT3UmK4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Live With Dr Shahid Masood 26th December 2013 Tune pk|date=26 December 2013 |accessdate=13 August 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 
In 2014, he joined News One (Pakistani TV channel) and started a show ''Live with Dr. Shahid Masood'', as a guest journalist.<ref>{{cite web|title=Latest Live with Dr. Shahid Masood News & Breaking News Updates - NewsOne|url=http://www.newsone.tv/show/live-with-dr-shahid-masood-shows|via=News One|accessdate=11 January 2017|archive-date=13 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113122636/http://www.newsone.tv/show/live-with-dr-shahid-masood-shows|url-status=dead}}</ref> The show then shifted to [[ARY News]] in February 2016 after he joined ARY Digital Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://videos.arynews.tv/category/live-with-dr-shahid-masood/|title=Live with Dr. Shahid Masood|accessdate=11 January 2017|via=ARY News}}</ref> Salman Iqbal, CEO and MD of the group felicitated Dr Masood on assuming new responsibilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Bismah |date=2016-01-13 |title=Dr. Shahid Masood Joins ARY Digital Network |url=https://www.brandsynario.com/dr-shahid-masood-joins-ary-digital-network/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Brandsynario |language=en-US}}</ref> By the end of 2016, the popular show shifted to [[Bol News]] till February 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/12/31/next-year-will-be-2017-predicts-dr-shahid-masood/|title=Next year will be 2017, predicts Dr Shahid Masood|work=Pakistan Today|date=31 December 2016|accessdate=11 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/374438-Shahid-Masood-bids-farewell-to-electronic-media|title=Shahid Masood bids farewell to electronic title|date=9 February 2017|accessdate=12 February 2017|via=Dunya News}}</ref> The show then returned to News One (Pakistani TV channel) on 14 February 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsone.tv/pakistan/hes-back-live-shahid-masood-now-newsone|title=He's back, Live with Dr.Shahid Masood now on Newsone|date=13 February 2017|accessdate=13 February 2017|via=News One|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214002632/http://www.newsone.tv/pakistan/hes-back-live-shahid-masood-now-newsone|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
He had briefly detached himself from electronic media before making a comeback in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-13 |title=Social media buffs chant U-turn as Dr Shahid Masood joins electronic media again |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/social-media-buffs-chant-u-turn-as-dr-shahid-masood-makes-his-way-back-to-electronic-media/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Daily Pakistan Global |language=en}}</ref>
 
Masood also had presented documentary on [[Islamic eschatology]] entitled ''End of Time: The Hidden Truth'' in 2004 from [[ARY One World|ARY News]].<ref name="arabnews/11dec20104"/> He then refreshed and represented them as ''The Lost Chapters'' from News One (Pakistani TV channel) in 2015,<ref name="EoT2">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsone.tv/show/end-of-time|title=End of Time: The Lost Chapters|date=22 May 2015|accessdate=11 January 2017|via=News One|archive-date=13 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113122143/http://www.newsone.tv/show/end-of-time|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Final Call'' from [[ARY News]] in 2016<ref name="EoT3">{{cite web|url=http://videos.arynews.tv/category/end-of-the-time/|title=End of Time: Final Call|accessdate=11 January 2017|via=ARY News}}</ref> and ''The Moment'' from News One (Pakistani TV channel) in 2017.<ref name="EoT4">{{cite web|url=https://www.newsone.tv/show/end-of-time/eot-28-may-2017|title=End Of Time: The Moment - EP#01|accessdate=31 May 2017|date=28 May 2017|via=News One}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 
He garnered significant viewership through detailed explanation of various conspiracy theories floating on the internet. He also made an impact pertainig to technological and educational advancements, especially as the CEO of 1950.ai.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-07 |title=Shahid Masood finds 'Khalnayak' in Zardari's dance moves |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/shahid-masood-finds-khalnayak-in-zardaris-dance-moves/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Daily Pakistan Global |language=en}}</ref> In 2019 he left News One (Pakistani TV channel) and joined [[GNN (news channel)|GNN News]] as [[President (corporate title)|President]] where he hosts the show "''Live With Dr Shahid Masood''".
 
== Role as CEO of 1950.ai ==
As CEO of 1950.ai, Shahid Masood leads the organization in pioneering Predictive Artificial Intelligence, focusing on big data and quantum computing to address global challenges.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/markets-news/GetNews/25885169/led-by-dr-shahid-masood-1950ai-is-advancing-the-predictive-artificial-intelligence/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> This initiative is guided by the visionary principles of Alan Turing and aims to advance AI for improved decision-making and innovation.
 
===Controversies and subsequent lawsuits===
In 2010, ''[[Express Tribune]]'' reported that a Karachi resident filed a petition against Masood and asked the court to take action against him for encouraging cultural hatred through his TV show.<ref>{{cite news|title=TV show host given last chance to appear|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/85089/tv-show-host-given-last-chance-to-appear/|accessdate=5 January 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=3 December 2010}}</ref>
 
In 2013, ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]'' reported that an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan ordered Masood to telecast an apology for telecasting derogatory remarks on the judiciary after which Masood submitted written apologies before the court.<ref>{{cite news|title=KARACHI: Judge orders TV channel to relay apology|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/113519|accessdate=5 January 2017|work=DAWN|date=3 September 2003}}</ref>
 
In March 2016, Finance Minister of Pakistan [[Ishaq Dar]] sent a legal notice to Masood for allegedly leveling baseless allegations in his TV programme and demanded that Masood offer an apology and pay {{PKR|1 billion}} compensation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ishaq Dar serves legal notice to television anchor|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1059048/ishaq-dar-serves-legal-notice-to-television-anchor/|accessdate=5 January 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=4 March 2016}}</ref> In August 2016, [[Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority|PEMRA]] imposed a 45-day ban on Shahid Masood's show airing on the ARY News after Masood alleged in a programme that the chief justice of [[Sindh High Court]] took a bribe and later did not fulfil his promises. He was also banned from participating in any other TV show during this 45-day period.<ref>{{cite news|title=Judge refuses to hear case over letter seeking to favour anchor|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/144853-Judge-refuses-to-hear-case-overletter-seeking-to-favour-anchor|accessdate=5 January 2017|work=The News|date=24 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="dawn/12aug2016">{{cite news|title=Pemra bans Dr Shahid Masood show|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1277038/pemra-bans-dr-shahid-masood-show|accessdate=24 November 2016|work=DAWN|date=12 August 2016}}</ref>
 
In January 2017, Ishaq Dar again sent a legal notice to Bol News, demanding an apology for false and defamatory statements, aired in Masood's show on 24 January.<ref>{{cite news|title=Finance minister sends defamation notice to TV channel Bol|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1311653/finance-minister-sends-defamation-notice-to-tv-channel-bol|accessdate=30 January 2017|work=DAWN|date=30 January 2017}}</ref> On 13 February, PEMRA decided to ban his show for 30 days, and {{PKR|1 million}}fine was charged on the channel for making baseless allegations against the federal ministers for finance and defence.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ali|first1=Kalbe|title=Pemra suspends Dr Shahid Masood, show for 30 days|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1314722|accessdate=10 September 2017|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=14 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/02/13/pemra-bans-live-with-dr-shahid-masood-for-30-days/|title=PEMRA bans 'Live with Dr Shahid Masood' for 30 days|date=13 February 2017|accessdate=13 February 2017|work=[[Pakistan Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsone.tv/pakistan/islamabad-high-court-upholds-pemra-ban-dr-shahid-masood|title=Islamabad High Court upholds PEMRA ban on Dr Shahid Masood|date=14 February 2017|accessdate=14 February 2017|via=News One|archive-date=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215120815/http://www.newsone.tv/pakistan/islamabad-high-court-upholds-pemra-ban-dr-shahid-masood|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
In March 2018, JIT declared that Masood's report about Zainab murder case was false and baseless, for which he was banned for 3 months from hosting his TV show by the Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1664747/1-sc-suspends-dr-shahid-masoods-tv-show-3-months/|title=Top court suspends Shahid Masood's TV show for three months|date=20 March 2018|website=The Express Tribune|accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhatti|first1=Haseeb|title=JIT declares Shahid Masood's claims about Zainab's murderer false|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1392507/jit-declares-shahid-masoods-claims-about-zainabs-murderer-false|accessdate=3 March 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=1 March 2018}}</ref> He resumed hosting the show on 21 June 2018 on News One.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shahid Masood resumes hosting his show on 21 June|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaFkPKdRJHo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/kaFkPKdRJHo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|accessdate=14 July 2018|date=21 Jun 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 
==Books==
*''Views on News'', Lahore : Mavra, 2004, 238 p. <small>Current political social issues, views of author expressed in a talk show telecast on [[ARY Digital]] channel.</small>
*''End of Time'', Lahore : Mavra, 2005, 136 p. <small>Transcript by Khalid Sharif of a documentary series that deals with a variety of subjects ranging from minor, major signs of the end of the world, or end of times: [[Imam Mahdi]], the [[return of Jesus]], [[Armageddon]], [[Dajjal]], and other topics</small>.
 
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.drshahidmasood.com/}}
 
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