Renowned for his exposés of international crime lords and conmen, Farooqui receives bribe offers and death threats “Gulf News Editor In Dubai Receives Threats From Right-Wing IT Cell Extremists For Exposing Them” in almost equal measure. But he remains true to his profession and carries on unfazed “Freedom of press: Gulf News journalist under attack“. And it this what makes him truly special “Mazhar Farooqui: A man who isn’t afraid of exposing the truth.“.

Farooqui lives in Dubai and currently works a Senior Editor for a reputed English daily. He has previously worked for Gulf News, The Times of India, Hindustan Times and The Pioneer among other publications.

He is also the receipt of several journalism awards and is routinely invited to deliver talk on investigative journalism