Syed Akbar (born. 20 September 1965) is a senior Indian science, health and political journalist from Hyderabad. He... more

Syed Akbar (born. 20 September 1965) is a senior Indian science, health and political journalist from Hyderabad. He is a specialist-journalist in science, technology, health, politics, environment, development, wildlife, religion, communities, and consumer affairs. He is one of the few Indian Muslim journalists whose writings are read far and wide and held in high esteem. Most of his articles are of documentary value since they are based on research and indept investigation. He is the one of the well-recognized English science journalists from the Southern Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. Syed Akbar hails from Vijayawada and is a product of St Joseph's. He started writing to newspapers and journals at a very young age. His columns on religion, and consumer affairs in The New Indian Express (Andhra and Orissa editions) and religion and science in a Delhi-based weekly received rave reviews.