Shoaib Hashmi

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Shoaib Hashmi is a veteran playwright,[1] actor and professor from Pakistan.[citation needed]

Family life and education

Hashmi did his MA in Economics from Government College (now Government College University), Lahore[citation needed] and his MSC from London School of Economics (LSE), London[2] He also studied theater at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London.[2]

Hashmi is married to Salima Hashmi, the daughter of noted Pakistani poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz.[citation needed] The couple have two children.

Career

Teaching

Hashmi taught economics for many years[2] 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

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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.[1]

Newspaper column

Awards

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shoaib Hashmi to write for TV after 25 years Daily Times 5 April 2005 Retrieved 27 January 2011
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Judges International Schools Educational Olympiad 2011 Retrieved 27 January 2011

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