Zahid Malik (October 5, 1937 – September 1, 2016), was a Pakistani journalist, civil servant, and writer, who was the founder and editor-in-chief of Pakistan Observer.

[2] Born on October 5, 1937, in a small village of Sialkot District,[2][3][4] Malik belonged to a well-educated family.

After he completed his graduation from Jinnah Islamia College Sialkot,[4] Malik started his career as a civil servant.

After his retirement as a joint secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Malik launched a monthly Urdu news and views magazine Hurmat in 1980 and later started the English language daily Pakistan Observer.

[1] Malik was patron-in-chief of the Nazaria-e-Pakistan Council, chairman of the International Seerat Centre and the Foundation for Coexistence of Civilizations.