What is Zafar Sobhan?
'''Zafar Sobhan''' (born 1970) is a [[Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] businessman, editor and former football player. He started the ''[[Dhaka Tribune]]'' newspaper.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fazle Sobhan|first=Zafar|date=2013|title=Dhakas|work=Dhaka Tribune|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com|access-date=1 January 2012}}</ref> He runs a news company. Sobhan is the first Bangladeshi news writer to be [[syndication|syndicated]] outside Bangladesh. This means that newspapers from other countries paid to put his writing in their papers.<ref name=Yale>{{cite web|url=https://worldfellows.yale.edu/person/zafar-sobhan/|accessdate=December 20, 2021|publisher=Yale University|title=Zafar Sobhan}}</ref> Sobhan was also a senior editor at the ''[[Daily Star]]'' newspaper and an editor of ''Forum'' magazine. He wrote for ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'', and other newspapers and magazines.<ref name=Yale /> His news company is the 2nd most famous in [[Bangladesh]] and [[Dhaka]] behind [[Daily Star]] As of 21 December 2022 he is still active. == Football Career == He used to be a professional football player. He was an 84 rated CDM player who played for the Bangladeshi football club Abahani. He won many trophies. He played in 2013 and won the Ascent Corporation 5-1 Football Cup. {{Infobox football biography | fullname = Zafar Sobhan | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|5|19}} | height = 5 ft 8 in | position = Midfielder }} He retired soon after that, and was the best player for Bangladesh. ==Awards== The World Economic Forum named him a Young Global Leader in 2005. It named him an Asia 21 Young Leader in 2008.<ref name=Yale /> ==Family== He married [[S.F.A. Sobhan]] on [[Thanksgiving]] 2011. They have approximately six to seven children: [[Shamil F. Sobhan|Shamil]], [[Suri Sobhan|Suri]], [[Bobbi Otto Clement Sobhan|Bobbi]], [[Bella]], [[Billy]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sobhan, Zafar}} [[Category:Bangladeshi businesspeople]] [[Category:1970 bi