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Pakistani playwright, actor and academic
Gender:
Male
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Family:
Spouse(s):
Salima Hashmi
The details
Biography
Introduction
Shoaib Hashmi is a veteran playwright, actor and professor from Pakistan.
Family life and education
Hashmi did his MA in Economics from Government College (now Government College University), Lahore and his MSC from London School of Economics (LSE), London He also studied theater at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London.
Hashmi is married to Salima Hashmi, the daughter of noted Pakistani poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz. The couple have two children.
Career
Teaching
Hashmi taught economics for many years at Government College (now Government College University), Lahore and later taught Lahore School of Economics.For a while now he is sick and has difficulty walking and is leading a quite life in lahore.
Works
Tv serials
He wrote the following TV serials for Pakistan Television (PTV) which aired before 1990.
- Akar Bakar
- Such Gup
- Tall Matol
- Balila - banned soon after it aired.
Newspaper column
- Tal Matol in The News International on Sundays.
Awards
- Pride of Performance
- Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
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