▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Min h aj ▁Bar na ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁in ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁R oh il k hand ▁Path an ▁family ▁in ▁Ah med abad , ▁Gu jar at , ▁British ▁India . ▁His ▁family ▁came ▁from ▁Q a img an j ▁in ▁the ▁Far ru k hab ad ▁district ▁of ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh . ▁India . ▁Bar na ▁obtained ▁his ▁primary ▁education ▁in ▁A hm ad abad , ▁later ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Bomb ay ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher . ▁After ▁that , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Del hi , ▁where ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Jam ia ▁Mill ia ▁University ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁degree ▁from ▁there . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁India ▁( C PI ) ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁British ▁rule ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁Min h aj ▁Bar na ▁migr ated ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁where ▁he ▁joined ▁several ▁newsp apers ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Daily ▁Im ro ze , ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Times ▁and ▁The ▁Muslim . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁news ▁ag ency ▁as ▁its ▁correspond ent ▁in ▁London , ▁England . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁last ▁assignment ▁as ▁a ▁journalist . ▁ ▁His ▁major ▁roles ▁were ▁as ▁secretary - general ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Federal ▁Union ▁of ▁Journal ists ▁( PF U J ). ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁for ▁these ▁positions ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He