Tarek Fatah Cause of Death, Bio, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Net Worth
Tarek Fatah was a Pakistani-Canadian journalist and author born on November 20, 1949, in Karachi, Pakistan.
Tarek Fatah Cause of Death
Tarek Fatah passed away on Monday at the age of 73 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Fatah’s daughter Natasha Fatah, a journalist herself, broke the news in a post via Twitter.
“Lion of Punjab. Son of Hindustan. Lover of Canada. Speaker of truth. Fighter for justice. Voice of the down-trodden, underdogs, and the oppressed. @TarekFatah has passed the baton on… his revolution will continue with all who knew and loved him. Will you join us? 1949-2023,” Natasha tweeted.
Lion of Punjab.
Son of Hindustan.
Lover of Canada.
Speaker of truth.
Fighter for justice.
Voice of the down-trodden, underdogs, and the oppressed.@TarekFatah has passed the baton on… his revolution will continue with all who knew and loved him.Will you join us?
1949-2023 pic.twitter.com/j0wIi7cOBF
— Natasha Fatah (@NatashaFatah) April 24, 2023
Tarek Fatah Biography
Growing up, Tarek Fatah attended St. Lawrence’s Boys School and later graduated with a degree in biochemistry from the University of Karachi.
Tarek Fatah Age
Tarek Fatah was born on November 20, 1949, in Karachi, Pakistan. He celebrated his 78th birthday in November last year (2022) before he died in April 2023.
Tarek Fatah Parents
Tarek Fatah was born in Karachi, Pakistan to his parents. Although he was famous, there’s no information regarding who his parents are.
Growing up, Tarek Fatah attended St. Lawrence’s Boys School and later graduated with a degree in biochemistry from the University of Karachi.
Tarek Fatah Siblings
Tarek Fatah never shared any information regarding his siblings hence we can’t state whether or not he’s the only child of his parents. There are no records about that.
Tarek Fatah Career
He entered into journalism as a reporter for the Karachi Sun in 1970, before becoming an investigative journalist for Pakistan Television.
Tarek was a long-time member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). In 1995, he ran unsuccessfully in the 1995 provincial elections as the party’s candidate in Scarborough North.
In July 2006, he left the New Democratic Party to support Bob Rae’s candidacy for the Liberal Party of Canada’s leadership.
Fatah criticized the NDP stating that he was a lifetime social democrat who had supported the NDP for 17 years but that he could no longer be affiliated with that party.
He claimed that the NDP began opening its doors to Islamists under Alexa McDonough and that, under Jack Layton, he had seen them flood into the party.
In a publication in Toronto’s Now Magazine, Fatah wrote that he decided to leave the NDP because of the establishment of a faith caucus which he believes will open the way for religious fundamentalists to enter the party.
Fatah advocated LGBT rights, a separation of religion and state, opposition to Sharia law, and advocacy for a liberal, progressive form of Islam.
He called himself “an Indian born in Pakistan” and “a Punjabi born into Islam” and was a vocal critic of the Pakistani religious and political establishment. To this end, Fatah criticized the partition of India.
Fatah was one of the founders of the Muslim Canadian Congress in 2001, after the September 11 attacks, and served as its communications director and spokesperson until 2006.
Sadly, the Pakistani-Canadian columnist has died. He passed away at the age of 73 on Monday, April 24, 2023.
Indian actor Anupam Kher too shared his regret at hearing the news, and taking to the microblogging platform, he said:
“Deeply saddened to know about the demise of my friend, a true Indian at heart, most fearless and kind-hearted man.
His courage was infectious! His laughter was pure. We met at many occasions. But visiting his home in Toronto & spending an afternoon with him over some delicious food and amazing stories was so special. My condolences to his family & friends!”
Deeply saddened to know about the demise of my friend, a true Indian at heart, most fearless and kind hearted man @TarekFatah. His courage was infectious! His laughter was pure. We met at many occasions. But visiting his home in Toronto & spending an afternoon with him over some… https://t.co/ypzp0Tym69
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) April 24, 2023
Tarek Fatah Wife
Tarek Fatah was married to Nargis Tapal. It’s not clear when the love birds got married but reports say the couple has been married for over forty years.
Nargis Tapal holds Canadian nationality and follows Islam. While her date of birth isn’t known, she’s aged between 65-75 years. Nargis lives in Toronto.
Tarek Fatah Children
Tarek Fatah is survived by two daughters, Natasha Fatah, and Nazia Fatah. He shares both children with his wife, Nargis Tapal.
Her daughter Natasha Fatah is a journalist. She broke the news of his father in a post on Twitter.
“Lion of Punjab. Son of Hindustan. Lover of Canada. Speaker of truth. Fighter for justice. Voice of the down-trodden, underdogs, and the oppressed. @TarekFatah has passed the baton on… his revolution will continue with all who knew and loved him. Will you join us? 1949-2023,” Natasha tweeted.
Lion of Punjab.
Son of Hindustan.
Lover of Canada.
Speaker of truth.
Fighter for justice.
Voice of the down-trodden, underdogs, and the oppressed.@TarekFatah has passed the baton on… his revolution will continue with all who knew and loved him.Will you join us?
1949-2023 pic.twitter.com/j0wIi7cOBF
— Natasha Fatah (@NatashaFatah) April 24, 2023
Tarek Fatah Net Worth
Tarek Fatah has an estimated net worth of ₹75 crore. His salary is around 3-5 Million.
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