Naeem Bokhari

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Naeem Bokhari is a famous (or infamous) TV personality and a lawyer.

1 Personal Life
2 TV Shows
3 Intellectual Personality
4 Open letter controversy
5 References

[edit] Personal Life

Bokhari was born in Lahore, Pakistan to S. Altaf Hussain Bokhari. He was formerly married to popular Ghazal singer Tahira Syed (until 1990).

[edit] TV Shows

Naeem Bokahari has hosted famous tv talk shows including Apne andaz Se on which he has interviewed many famous and influential personalities of the Pakistani society ^[1].

[edit] Intellectual Personality

Naeem Bokhari attained intellectual celebrity status for his famous TV talk show appearances.

[edit] Open letter controversy

His open letter against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry ^[2] ^[3]published on Feb 16, 2007 created a controversy and this is also attributed to the eventual dismissal of the Chief Justice by President Pervez Musharraf. The Punjab Bar Council reacted only after March 9, 2007, when the controversy had reached a peak and dismissed his membership in Punjab Bar Council. Subsequently, his membership was renewed.