Zurain Imam

Zurain Imam

Zurain Zaheen Imam (born January 7, 1968, Chittagong, Bangladesh) is a US-Pakistani print and broadcast fashion journalist.

Imam's formative years were spent in England. His family home was in Richmond, Surrey and he attended Tower House School in Sheen before he attended boarding school at Holmewood House in Tunbridge Wells, Kent from 1977 till 1981. In 1981 his family moved back to Pakistan and he attended CAS from 1982 till 1987 from whence he attended the [Portland State University where he majored in English with a minor in Political Science. After receiving his B.A. degree he began a Masters program in Media Studies, Strategic Planning and Magazine Development from New York University which he completed in the Summer of 2006.

Imam now lives in Karachi. He has been described as a "leading and influential fashion journalist" deemed "One of the 50 Most Important People in Entertainment" by "Diva" magazine.Zurain has been editor of "Fashion Collection" and has written for "Dawn Images"; "Newsline"; "Visage"; "Diva"; "MR"; "FAQ"; "Xing!"; "SHE"; "Women's Own"; "Lines!". He has also written broadcast scripts for Pakistan's first music channel, "Indus Music" (later MTV Pakistan). He also has had a fashion based interview talk show called "I on Style" on the Vibe television channel. He is currently the Senior Assistant Editor at Karachi's hip new magazine 'XPOZE' and is in talks with hosting a new fashion based 'Day in The Life of A Style Icon' Tv show. He has acted in a music video for the singer Sam called "Deewani" as a spy in bondage, and has made cameo appearances in the sitcom "Minglish" playing a soap opera-like evil fashion designer, taking inspiration from his designer friends.


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