Faizan R. Cheema

Muhammad Faizan R. Cheema
Background information
Born	10 September 1979 (1979-09-10) (age 32)
Origin	Sialkot, Pakistan
Occupations	radio and TV host

Faizan Riaz Cheema (born 10 September 1979) is a Pakistani radio and TV host.^[1] Independently, Cheema has an M.Phil on molecular genetics and is studying forensic DNA typing.

Early life

Faizan Riaz Cheema was born in Faisalabad, where his father was a professor of Microbiology at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. At the age of three, Cheema's family moved to Kuwait, where he lived until 1997.

Education

Cheema graduated with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in 2001.^{[citation needed]} Cheema conducted his research for M.Phil on Molecular Genetics at the Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, where he focused on hereditary hearing impairment in the Sindhi population.^{[citation needed]} In 2008, he was researching for his PhD in forensic DNA typing.^[2]

Media career

In Pakistan, where the FM radio industry flourished during 1990s,^[3] radio jockeys and presenters started becoming popular among the youth of the country.^[4] Cheema followed the trend into radio broadcasting and gained popularity among the listeners in Lahore.^{[citation needed]}

Cheema appeared for the auditions of the radio jockeys talent hunt at a new FM radio channel, and was selected for his versatility, though he had no experience listening to radio channels.^{[citation needed]}

Along with his educational activities, Cheema started his career as a radio jockey and presenter in the beginning of 2004^{[citation needed]} with FM 89, which was established in 2004, and is a sister company of the Dawn Group of Newspapers.

Cheema later on switched to the newly launched Pakistani station, FM 103,^[5] where he was as of 2008.

Television

Cheema has made TV appearances for live shows on Aaj TV, conducting the religious talk shows such as Understanding Islam ^[6] and Interfaith Harmony. He also appeared in some TV advertisements focused on the campaigns of the Punjab Government.^{[citation needed]}

Cheema has also been engaged in providing voice-overs for radio and TV ads,^{[citation needed]} but has not been able to manage appearances on television due to his research activities.^[7]

References

1. ^ ":: Showbiz Hungama :: 1st interactive site of ShowBiz in Pakistan". http://showbizhungama.com/SpotLightDetail.php?id=30. 
2. ^ "PU Advance Studies & Research Board meeting". http://www.pu.edu.pk/press/press_release-24c-mar-08.asp. 
3. ^ Pakistan: A Modern History. http://books.google.ch/books?id=ZBs0HdpKuaQC&dq=fm+radio+pakistan&ei=ojUYSLTAI4uCyQTu7KT6DA&hl=en. 
4. ^ "Music, music and music — this is the FM radio world". http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_4-7-2005_pg7_33. 
5. ^ "Police shut Lahore radio station". BBC News. 12 November 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4007343.stm. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
6. ^ "Aaj TV". http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-230482022928191544. 
7. ^ "Interview with Saturday Post". http://www.thesaturdaypost.com/rendezvous_133_faizan_cheema.htm. 

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Name	Cheema, Faizan R.
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Date of birth	10 September 1979
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