Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist and TV Anchor. He writes for The News International and Daily Jang.He also host “Capital Talk”on Pakistan’s number one TV channel Geo News and working there as Executive Editor.

British magazine Prospect wrote that Geo TV’s “Capital Talk” hosted by Hamid Mir is the most popular TV show inside and outside the country Read more. Germany’s largest weekly  magazine Der Spiegel declared Hamid Mir as the most popular journalist of Pakistan Read more.Famous Indian Newspaper "THE HINDU" wrote about Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir "He has interviewed just about all the political bigwigs of the modern world but his `scoop', by all standards, was Osama Bin Laden, whom he interviewed not once but three times - the last one shortly after 9/11. Not just that, he is known as the authorized biographer of Osama Bin Laden. No doubt Geo TV is proud of Hamid Mir."

A well known American Newspaper "Christian Science Monitor" declared Hamid Mir as the hero of Pakistani masses but a villain for Pakistan Army after his coverage of earthquake in October 2005.A plea to Uncle Musharraf

Hamid Mir has covered all the major Wars and Conflicts in recent years from Palestine to Iraq and from Lebanon to Afghanistan. He has received many National and International Awards. He has presented many papers on terrorism and conflict resolution in International Seminars held in Pakistan, India, USA, UK, Germany and other Countries. (Adventure in Las Vegas). His father Prof. Waris Mir was a prominent columnist and teacher of Journalism in University of Punjab Lahore.

He was banned from TV by the military regime of General Pervez Musharraf in 2007 Read more. He was again banned by the Zardari-led PPP government in June 2008 Read more.