Son of late Shahid Ali, Hisamul Islam Siddiqui , popularly known as Hisam Siddiqui is the editor of the Jadeed Markaz since its inception. Born on January 4, 1953, Hisam Siddiqui did his graduation in Commerce and LLB from Lucknow University

Journalistic career

Started his Journalistic career from a local Urdu daily AZAEM, Hisam Siddiqui travelled a long journey in the profession. He did reporting for Voice of America (VOA) from Lucknow India. He also worked as a news reader in All India Radio Lucknow for more than six years. His articles regularly appear in the Urdu and Hindi newspapers across the country.

Hisam Siddiqui presented a research paper on ‘Pluralism and Religious Tolerance in Democratic System’ at an international conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For 6 years he served as a member of the ‘Standing Committee of National Monitoring Committee on Minorities’ in education department of Human Resources Ministry Government Of India.

Also served as a member of Film Sensor Board Mumbai & Delhi from 2005-2013. He did a lot of social documentaries for Doordarshan and was involved in numerous film productions.

Hisam Siddiqui has taken extensive tour with several Prime Ministers including Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, VP Singh, Chandrashekhar and Atal Bihari Vajepayee for media coverage. The editor also travelled several country including United State of America, Britain, Germany , France, Switzerland, China, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore Nepal Pakistan, UAE, Poland , Bulgaria, Holland and KSA for journalistic purpose.