Nisthar Cassim

Nisthar Cassim
Born	1967 Sri Lanka
Occupation	Business Journalist (Editor in Chief), Media Personality
Ethnicity	Muslim people
Religious belief(s)	Muslim
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Nisthar Cassim is a Senior Journalist and the Editor of the Daily FT in Sri Lanka, a national English-language daily newspaper focusing business, finance and economic issues.^[1]

He was formerly the Editor of The Daily Mirror and The Bottom Line.^[1]

The Early Years

Born on August 8, 1967 as the fifth child to Lafir and Huzaima Cassim in a family of six children, Nisthar started his education at Carey College, Colombo

While in Carey College, he captained the Cricket teams in all age groups but unfortunately lost the opportunity of heading the under -19 team as he moved on to Wesley College, Colombo for higher studies.^{[citation needed]}

Nisthar - The Journalist

Sharpening his hobby in to his career, Nisthar joined “Sun” newspaper when he was just 21 to start a long and steady career as a Journalist

The Scribed Trail

1988 - Sun Newspaper of “Dawasa” Newspaper Group - Trade & Shipping.

1991 - The Island Newspaper of Upali Group - Overseeing the Business Pages. Commenced Shipping Segment.

1992–1994 Handling overall media for Sri Lanka Expo 1992 & Expo 1994.

1995 – Director-Publicity of Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry of Sri Lanka

1996/97 - Business Development Manager - Expo International Singapore

1997-July Daily News - Business Section

1999 July - 2005/6 Deputy Editor Business Daily Mirror, Wijeya Newspapers Ltd

2006 March - July 2007 Editor-in-Chief Daily Mirror, Wijeya Newspapers Ltd.

2007 Aug to 2009 Oct - Managing Editor, The Bottom Line, Rivira Media Corporation

2009 Oct to date, Editor, Daily Financial Times (Daily FT), Wijeya Newspapers Ltd

Awards/Honours

The first ‘Business Journalist Of The Year’ award by the The Editors’ Guild Of Sri Lanka http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20050515/focus.htm

Spotlight

• BLAZING A TRAIL AMONG SCRIBES

The Daily FT

Daily FT, or the Daily Financial Times which is a daily business newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd, can be mentioned as the biggest milestone in Mr. Cassim's career. He serves as the Editor of Daily FT from the inception to date.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Sri Lanka to start business daily". Lanka Business Online. Nov 23, 2009. http://www.lbo.lk/fullstory.php?nid=1788504333. Retrieved 2010-08-18. 

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Name	Cassim, Nisthar
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Date of birth	1967
Place of birth	Sri Lanka
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