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Khawaja Najam ul Hasan
Khawaja Najam ul Hasan
خواجہ نجم الحسن
Born	4 October 1949 (age 75); Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	Television Director/Trainer
Years active	1974 - present
Known for	Moods and Melodies television show
Awards	Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2005

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Khawaja Najam ul Hasan(Urdu:خواجہ نجم الحسن ; born 4 October 1949) is a prominent television Producer/Director/Trainer and one of the pioneers of television in Pakistan since television was first introduced in the country in 1964.He has been decorated with many awards including best TV producer for Moods and Melodies in Singapore and the Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan in 2005.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

He got his education from Cathedral School, Lahore, Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore and Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.^[3]

Career

Khawaja Najmul Hassan joined Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) in 1974. At that time, Aslam Azhar was the managing director of PTV, Lahore Centre. Khawaja's college friend Shoaib Hashmi introduced him to Aslam Azhar.^[3]

Later in his career, Khawaja Najmul Hassan served as the Director Programs and then General Manager of PTV Lahore Centre in 2003.^[4]^[5]

Muneeza Hashmi, who worked for a long time with Khawaja Najmul Hassan at PTV Lahore Center, stated that he was a responsible and trustworthy person. Many people at the event agreed that he was an inspirational figure for the new upcoming TV artists and discovered many talented stars and groomed them over the years.^[1]^[6]

Well-known Pakistani singer Tina Sani said at an event, "I owe a lot to Khawaja sb for making my career. We would feel protected and perform live with ease in his presence. He would not allow anything to go on air that could damage the career or image of the artist".^[1]^[7]

Khawaja Najmul Hassan helped promote the careers of and worked with many noted Pakistani artists including Malika Pukhraj, Roshan Ara Begum, Iqbal Bano, Mehdi Hassan, Farida Khanum, Abida Parveen, Musarrat Nazir and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.^[1]^[3]

National & international awards received

Awarded the President's Pride of Performance in the field of television production (2005)^[2]

Awarded the President's Sitara-e-Isaar for the production of the victims of Earthquake (2005)

Best Director Music - Duniya Meri Jawan Hai (2004)

Best Musical - Chilman- Winner of South Asia TV Awards Singapore (1996)

Best Director Music - PTV Silver Jubilee Award (1989) Best Director Music - Moods & Melodies at Raduga Film & Television Award for Folk, Moscow (1989)

Best Director Music - Andaz-e-Bayan Aur (1981)

Best Director Music - Noor Jehan's Taranum (1981)

Best Director Music - Malika Pukhraj/Tahira-Syed Sur ka Safar (1982)

Best Producer Music - Shadi Biyah Kay Geet - Musarrat Nazir (1986)

Pakistani television (PTV) services

Producer/ Director PTV Lahore (1974 - 1984)

Program Trainer , PTV Academy Islamabad (1984 - 1994)

Controller Programs, PTV headquarters (1994- 1998)

Conceptualization and Execution of a New channel - PTV World (General Manager) (1998 - 2002)

Conceptualization / Director of PTV'S night time show PTV Islamabad Raat Gaey (2005 Till Date 2023) (PTV Lahore).

Director Programs (2004 - 2008).

PTV Awards

PTV Silver Jubilee Awards Liaquat Gymnasium Islamabad (1989)

PTV Awards Ceremony Liaquat Gymnasium Islamabad (1998)^[8]

PTV Awards Ceremony Liaquat Gymnasium Islamabad (2002)

PTV Awards Ceremony Sports Stadium Karachi (2005)

Mujhey Dil Sey Na Bhulana - Life time Achievement Awards to Film Star Shabnam/Composer Robin Ghosh at Governor House Lahore by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani (2012)

PTV Awards at convention Centre Islamabad by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani (2013)

Producer of PTV shows

Taal Matol with Shoaib Hashmi (1975)^[1]^[6]
Dastan Go (story tellers) (1977 - 1978)^[6]^[3]
Tansen (docudrama on the classical music maestro Tansen)^[3]
Sukhanwar (PTV musical TV show) (1974 - 1975)^[6]
Saaz Kahani (story of dying musical instruments like Sarangi)^[6]
Tarannum musical series with Noor Jehan (1981)^[6]^[3]^[9]
Mauseeqar (tributes to Pakistani film music directors) (1983)
Sur Ka Safar musical series with Malika Pukhraj and Tahira Syed^[1]
Meri Pasand (musical TV series) (1982 - 1984)^[6]^[9]
Traditional wedding songs series with Musarrat Nazir (1985)^[1]^[9]
Moods and Melodies (PTV musical show) (1989)^[3]
Chilman (traditional wedding songs with singers Saira Nasim, Shabnam Majeed, Tahira Syed, Arifa Siddiqui and Fariha Pervez) (1999)
Khiraj-e-Tehseen (tributes to Pakistani legendary figures) (2006)
Raat Gaye (PTV musical show) (2005-2006)

Book launched

At a special event at Islamabad to launch a book about 'the golden era' of state-run Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) in 2019, many prominent personalities gathered here from the broadcasting world including Fouzia Saeed, Uxi Mufti, Kanwal Naseer, Nayyar Kamal, Muneeza Hashmi and Laila Zuberi. This book is titled Stars from Another Sky – it is a story of over 35 years' journey in the broadcasting world of Khawaja Najmul Hassan who is widely considered to be a television star maker and producer of the most popular TV shows ever produced in Pakistan.^[1]^[6]^[9]^[7]

Noted Pakistani TV writer and playwright Haseena Moin has written the foreword of this book.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Farman Ali (2 May 2019). "Book follows journey of Khawaja Najmul Hassan". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c 130 nationals, foreigners to get civil awards Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2004, Retrieved 21 September 2022
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Dushka Saiyid (21 January 2022). "Khawaja Najmul Hassan: The Creative Director: Part I". YOULIN Magazine. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ Akhtar Waqar Azim likely to be made PTV Managing Director Dawn (newspaper), Published 31 March 2003, Retrieved 21 September 2022
^ Writers, artistes played vital role in making PTV a success story Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 27 August 2006, Retrieved 22 September 2022
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Amjad Parvez (7 June 2019). "Stars from another Sky is a testimonial of a producer's journey". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 21 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c It's a condensed version of my personal diary, says PTV's Khawaja Najmul Hassan about his book The Free Library website, Published 2019, Retrieved 22 September 2022
^ "PTV awards 1998". Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Omair Alavi (26 January 2020). "A galaxy of stars (Stars From Another Sky allows you to take a walk down memory lane with Khawaja Najmul Hassan)". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 22 September 2022.

External links

Khawaja Najmul Hassan at IMDb

50 delightful years: Thank you PTV Dawn (newspaper)

[Dawn-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Farman Ali (2 May 2019). "Book follows journey of Khawaja Najmul Hassan". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[Dawn2-2] 130 nationals, foreigners to get civil awards Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2004, Retrieved 21 September 2022

[YOULIN-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Dushka Saiyid (21 January 2022). "Khawaja Najmul Hassan: The Creative Director: Part I". YOULIN Magazine. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[4] Akhtar Waqar Azim likely to be made PTV Managing Director Dawn (newspaper), Published 31 March 2003, Retrieved 21 September 2022

[BR-5] Writers, artistes played vital role in making PTV a success story Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 27 August 2006, Retrieved 22 September 2022

[DT-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Amjad Parvez (7 June 2019). "Stars from another Sky is a testimonial of a producer's journey". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 21 September 2022.

[FL-7] It's a condensed version of my personal diary, says PTV's Khawaja Najmul Hassan about his book The Free Library website, Published 2019, Retrieved 22 September 2022

[8] "PTV awards 1998". Retrieved 6 October 2023.

[TNI-9] Omair Alavi (26 January 2020). "A galaxy of stars (Stars From Another Sky allows you to take a walk down memory lane with Khawaja Najmul Hassan)". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 22 September 2022.

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+| occupation         = Television Director/Trainer
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+| known for          = ''Moods and Melodies'' television show
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+| awards             = [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 2005
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-'''Khawaja Najam ul Hasan'''([[Urdu]]:خواجہ نجم الحسن ; born 4th October 1949) is a prominent television Producer/Director/Trainer and one of the pioneers of television in Pakistan since television was first introduced in the country in 1964.He has been decorated with many awards including best TV producer for Moods and Melodies in [[Singapore]] and [[Pride of Performance]].<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1479642 |title=Book follows journey of Khawaja Najmul Hassan|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|author=Farman Ali|date=2 May 2019|access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref>
+'''Khawaja Najam ul Hasan'''([[Urdu]]:خواجہ نجم الحسن ; born 4 October 1949) is a prominent television Producer/Director/Trainer and one of the pioneers of television in Pakistan since television was first introduced in the country in 1964.He has been decorated with many awards including best TV producer for Moods and Melodies in [[Singapore]] and the [[Pride of Performance]] award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 2005.<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1479642 |title=Book follows journey of Khawaja Najmul Hassan|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|author=Farman Ali|date=2 May 2019|access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref><ref name=Dawn2/>
 ==Early life and education==
-He got his education from Cathedral School and [[Government College University, Lahore|Government College, Lahore]].<ref name=YOULIN/>
+He got his education from Cathedral School, Lahore, Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore and [[Government College University, Lahore|Government College, Lahore]], Pakistan.<ref name=YOULIN/>
 ==Career==
+Khawaja Najmul Hassan joined [[Pakistan Television Corporation]] (PTV) in 1974.  At that time, [[Aslam Azhar]] was the managing director of PTV, Lahore Centre. Khawaja's college friend [[Shoaib Hashmi]] introduced him to Aslam Azhar.<ref name=YOULIN/>
-Khawaja Najam ul Hasan is among the Most Famous Trainer '& Director in the Entertainment industry who has Directed Award winning Music Series/ Drama. Sukhanwar: (1974) music Series with Top Poets of Pakistan, [[Faiz Ahmad Faiz|Faiz Ahmed Faiz]], [[Ahmad Faraz|Ahmed Faraz]], [[Fahmida Riaz|Fehmida Riaz]] , Ada Jaffry, [[Iftikhar Arif]]. Dastan Go: 1976 - 1977. (Anchor Yusuf Kamran) . Award winning show on Famous Novelists/ Short story Writers. [[Hijab Imtiaz Ali]], [[Ghulam Abbas (singer)|Ghulam Abbas]], [[Bano Qudsia]], Ashfaw Ahmed, Khadijah Mastur, [[Hajra Masroor]], [[Mustansar Hussain Tarar]], [[Shaukat Siddiqui]], [[Mumtaz Mufti]]. Shoaib Hashmi's Tal Matol (1975) Comedy Series with [[Shoaib Hashmi]], [[Salima Hashmi]], Arshad Mahmood, [[Nayyara Noor]], [[Samina Ahmad|Samina Ahmed]]. [[Noor Jehan|Madam Noor]] jehan's , Taranum (1981) Award winning Series. Sur ka Safar ( 1982) [[Tahira Syed|Tahira syed]] & [[Malika Pukhraj|Malika pukhraj]] . Award winning Series. Mussarat Nazeer's Award winning Wedding Songs " Shadi Biyah ke Geet" (1985) . Tansen( Musical Drama) Written by Haseena Moeen, With [[Asif Raza Mir|Asif Raza mir]] and [[Zeba Bakhtiar]]. Meri Pasand one (1984) PTV lahore. Meri Pasand Two(2002) Islamabad. Most popular and memorable Music Series of Kings and Queens of Music.
+Later in his career, Khawaja Najmul Hassan served as the Director Programs and then General Manager of PTV Lahore Centre in 2003.<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/90352/akhtar-waqar-azim-likely-to-be-made-ptv-md Akhtar Waqar Azim likely to be made PTV Managing Director] Dawn (newspaper), Published 31 March 2003, Retrieved 21 September 2022</ref><ref name=BR>[https://fp.brecorder.com/2006/08/20060827468570/ Writers, artistes played vital role in making PTV a success story] Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 27 August 2006, Retrieved 22 September 2022</ref>
-'''National & International Awards Received'''
+[[Muneeza Hashmi]], who worked for a long time with Khawaja Najmul Hassan at PTV Lahore Center,  stated that he was a responsible and trustworthy person. Many people at the event agreed that he was an inspirational figure for the new upcoming TV artists and discovered many talented stars and groomed them over the years.<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=DT/>
-Awarded the president's [[Pride of Performance]] in the field of television production(2005)
-[[File:Khawaja_Najam_ul_Hassan_received_a_Pride_of_Performance_Award_by_the_President_of_Pakistan_in_2005.jpg|thumb|right|Khawaja Najam ul Hassan received a Pride of Performance Award by the Pervez Musharraf President of Pakistan in 2005]]
-Awarded the president's Sitara-e-Isaar for the production of the victims of Earthquake(2005)
+Well-known Pakistani singer [[Tina Sani]] said at an event, "I owe a lot to Khawaja sb for making my career. We would feel protected and perform live with ease in his presence. He would not allow anything to go on air that could damage the career or image of the artist".<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=FL/>
-Best Director Music - Duniya Meri Jawan Hai (2004)
+Khawaja Najmul Hassan helped promote the careers of and worked with many noted Pakistani artists including [[Malika Pukhraj]], [[Roshan Ara Begum]], [[Iqbal Bano]], [[Mehdi Hassan]], [[Farida Khanum]], [[Abida Parveen]], [[Musarrat Nazir]] and [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]].<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=YOULIN/>
-Best Musical-Chilman-Winner of South Asia TV Awards Singapore(1996)
+==National & international awards received==
-Best Director Music-Silver Jubilee Award(1989)
+Awarded the President's [[Pride of Performance]] in the field of television production (2005)<ref name=Dawn2/>
-[[File:Khawaja_Najam_ul_Hasan_Best_Director_Folk_Music._Moods_And_Melodies_at_Raduga_Film_and_Television_Award_for_Folk_Music_Moscow_(_1989)_Receiving_from_Chairman_PTV_Aslam_Azhar.jpg|thumb|right|Khawaja Najam ul Hasan Best Director  Folk Music.
-Moods And Melodies at Raduga Film and  Television Award for Folk Music Moscow  (1989) Receiving from Chairman PTV [[Aslam Azhar]].]]
-Best Director Music-Moods & Melodies at Raduga Film & Television Award for Folk, Moscow(1989)
+Awarded the President's Sitara-e-Isaar for the production of the victims of Earthquake (2005)
-Best Director Music-Andaz-e-Bayan Aur(1981)
-Best Director Music-Noor Jehan's Taranum(1981)
+Best Director Music - ''Duniya Meri Jawan Hai'' (2004)
+Best Musical - Chilman- Winner of South Asia TV Awards Singapore (1996)
-Best Director Music-Malika Pukhraj/Tahira-Syed Sur ka Safar(1982)
-Best Producer Music-Shadi Biyah kay Geet-Mussarat Nazir(1984)
+Best Director Music - PTV Silver Jubilee Award (1989)
+Best Director Music - Moods & Melodies at Raduga Film & Television Award for Folk, Moscow (1989)
+Best Director Music - ''Andaz-e-Bayan Aur'' (1981)
-'''Professional Trainings'''
+Best Director Music - Noor Jehan's ''Taranum'' (1981)
-Radio Netherland Training Centre for Program Production Hilversum Amsterdam(1982)
+Best Director Music - Malika Pukhraj/Tahira-Syed ''Sur ka Safar'' (1982)
-Trainers Training (1987) AIBD, Khula Lumpur.
+Best Producer Music - ''Shadi Biyah Kay Geet'' - [[Musarrat Nazir]] (1986)
-Junior Management Training Course JICA at N.H.K Tv Tokyo (1988)
+==Pakistani television (PTV) services==
-Small Gauge Tv workshop Program Production, S.L.B.C Colombo New Technology in Production (Workshop) Montreux, Switzerland 3D Animation at Disney World Florida USA(1996)
+Producer/ Director PTV Lahore (1974 - 1984)
-'''Professional Experience'''
+Program Trainer , PTV Academy Islamabad (1984 - 1994)
-Producer/ Director PTV lahore(1974- 84)
+Controller Programs, PTV headquarters (1994- 1998)
-Program Trainer , PTV Academy Islamabad (1984- 1994)
+Conceptualization and Execution of a New channel - PTV World (General Manager) (1998 - 2002)
-Controller Programs, PTV Head quarters (1994- 1998)
-Conceptualization and Execution of a New channel PTV World General Manager (1998- 2002)
+Conceptualization / Director of PTV'S night time show PTV Islamabad ''Raat Gaey'' (2005 Till Date 2023) (PTV Lahore).
-Conceptualization / Director of PTV'S Most popular Night Time show PTV Islamabad Raat Gaey (2005 Till Date 2023) (PTV Lahore).
 Director Programs (2004 - 2008).
+==PTV Awards==
-'''Production Highlights'''
+PTV Silver Jubilee Awards Liaquat Gymnasium Islamabad (1989)
-Sukhanwar (1974-1975)
+PTV Awards Ceremony Liaquat Gymnasium Islamabad (1998)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/xZ6o5shu2Tw |title=PTV awards 1998|access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref>
-Dastango (1977-1978)
+PTV Awards Ceremony Liaquat Gymnasium Islamabad (2002)
-Shoaib Hashmi's Tall Matol(1975)
+PTV Awards Ceremony Sports Stadium Karachi (2005)
-Madam Noor Jehan's - Taranum (1981)
+Mujhey Dil Sey Na Bhulana - Life time Achievement Awards to Film Star Shabnam/Composer [[Robin Ghosh]] at Governor House Lahore by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani (2012)
-Malika Pukhraj/Tahira Syed-Sur Ka Safar (1982)
+PTV Awards at convention Centre Islamabad by Prime Minister [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] (2013)
-Meri Pasand 1 (1984) Meri Pasand 2 (2002)
-Mussarat Nazir-Shadi Biyah Kay Geet(1986)
-Tan Sen-Musical Drama seerial Written by Hasina Moeen(1990)
-Hum Kay Thairay Ajnabi-Independent Drama(1997)
-Duniya Meri Jawan Hai, Tribute to Muslim Singing Stars*(2005)
-Apna Muqam Paida Ker Tribute to Great Poet Allama Iqbal(2006)
-'''PTV Awards'''
-PTV Silver Jubilee Awards Liaquat Gymnasium Islamabad(1989)
-PTV Awards Ceremony Liaquat Gymnasium Islamabad(1998)
-PTV Awards Ceremony Liaquat Gymnasium Islamabad(2002)
-PTV Awards Ceremony Sports Stadium Karachi(2005)
-Mujhey Dil sey Na Bhulana, Life time Achievement Awards to Film Star Shabnam/Composser [[Robin Ghosh]] at Governor House Lahore by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani (2012)
-PTV Awards at convention Centre Islamabad by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani (2013)
 ==Producer of PTV shows==
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 At a special event at Islamabad to launch a book about 'the golden era' of state-run [[Pakistan Television Corporation]] (PTV) in 2019, many prominent personalities gathered here from the broadcasting world including [[Fouzia Saeed]], Uxi Mufti, [[Kanwal Naseer]], [[Nayyar Kamal]], [[Muneeza Hashmi]] and [[Laila Zuberi]]. This book is titled ''Stars from Another Sky'' &ndash; it is a story of over 35 years' journey in the broadcasting world of Khawaja Najmul Hassan who is widely considered to be a television star maker and producer of the most popular TV shows ever produced in Pakistan.<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=DT>{{cite news|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/407613/stars-from-another-sky-is-a-testimonial-of-a-producers-journey/ |newspaper=Daily Times (newspaper)|author=Amjad Parvez|title=Stars from another Sky is a testimonial of a producer's journey|date=7 June 2019|access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref><ref name=TNI>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/603500-a-galaxy-of-stars |title=A galaxy of stars (Stars From Another Sky allows you to take a walk down memory lane with Khawaja Najmul Hassan)|newspaper=The News International (newspaper)|author=Omair Alavi|date=26 January 2020|access-date=22 September 2022}}</ref><ref name=FL>[https://www.thefreelibrary.com/It%27s+a+condensed+version+of+my+personal+diary%2c+says+PTV%27s+Khwaja...-a0584241350 It's a condensed version of my personal diary, says PTV's Khawaja Najmul Hassan about his book] The Free Library website, Published 2019, Retrieved 22 September 2022</ref>
+Noted Pakistani TV writer and playwright [[Haseena Moin]] has written the foreword of this book.<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=Dawn2>[https://www.dawn.com/news/367548/www.tupernic.com 130 nationals, foreigners to get civil awards] Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2004, Retrieved 21 September 2022</ref><ref name=YOULIN>{{cite news|url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/khawaja-najmul-hassan-the-creative-director-part-i/MjE3OQ== |journal=YOULIN Magazine|author=Dushka Saiyid|date=21 January 2022|access-date=22 September 2022|title=Khawaja Najmul Hassan: The Creative Director: Part I}}</ref><ref name=FL/>
-Noted Pakistani TV writer and playwright [[Haseena Moin]] has written the foreword of this book.<ref name=Dawn/>
-.<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/367548/www.tupernic.com 130 nationals, foreigners to get civil awards] Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2004, Retrieved 21 September 2022</ref><ref name=YOULIN>{{cite news|url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/khawaja-najmul-hassan-the-creative-director-part-i/MjE3OQ== |journal=YOULIN Magazine|author=Dushka Saiyid|date=21 January 2022|access-date=22 September 2022|title=Khawaja Najmul Hassan: The Creative Director: Part I}}</ref><ref name=FL/>
 ==References==
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-*[https://www.dawn.com/news/1147276 50 delightful years: Thank you PTV] Dawn (newspaper)
+* [https://www.dawn.com/news/1147276 50 delightful years: Thank you PTV] Dawn (newspaper)
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+[[Category:Mass media people from Lahore]]

v t e Recipients of the Pride of Performance for Arts
1950s	Abdur Rehman Chughtai (1958) Zainul Abedin (1958) Hafeez Jalandhari (1958) Professor Abdus Salam (1958)
1960s	Roshan Ara Begum (1960) Fateh Ali Khan (Qawwali singer) (1960) Tassaduq Hussain (1960) Sadequain (1962) Mehdi Ali Mirza (1962) Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum (1962) Ahmed Mohiuddin (1962) Allah Bakhsh (1963) Shahid Ahmad Dehlvi (1963) Noor Jehan (1965) A.S.M. Qamarul Hasan (1965) Zubaida Agha (1965) Ferdausi Begum (1965) Sharif Khan Poonchwaley (1965) Imtiaz Ali Taj (1965) Salimuzzaman Siddiqui (1966) Shakir Ali (1966) Khwaja Moinuddin (1966) Ayat Ali Khan (1966) Ustad Haji Mohammad Sharif (1967) Munshi Raziuddin (1967) Rafi Peer (1967) Ali Imam (1968) Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (1968) Amanat Ali Khan (1969) Bade Fateh Ali Khan (1969) Leila Arjumand Banu (1969) Umeed Ali Khan (1969) Mohammad Kibria (1969) Anna Molka Ahmed (1969)
1970s	Ismail Gulgee (1970) Farida Khanum (1970) Naheed Niazi (1970) Muslehuddin (1970) Ustad Gul Mohammad Khan (1971) S. M. Ikram (1971) Iqbal Bano (1974) Salamat Ali Khan (1977) Munir Sarhadi (1978) Ahmed Parvez (1978) Ustad Manzoor Ali Khan (1978) Sabri Brothers (1978) Ibn-e-Insha (1978) Faiz Mohammad Baloch (1979) Khamiso Khan (1979) Kishwar Sultan (1979) Ustad Fateh Ali Khan (Sitar Nawaz) (1979) Ghulam Ali (1979) Alam Lohar (1979) Mureed Buledi (1979) Misri Khan Jamali (1979) Pathanay Khan (1979) Mohammad Azam Chishti (1979) Ashfaq Ahmed (1979) Nabi Bakhsh Baloch (1979)
1980s	Mohammad Qavi Khan (1980) Ustad Khyal Muhammad (1980) Allan Fakir (1980) Sohail Rana (1980) Khalid Iqbal (1980) Aazar Zubi (1980) Malika Pukhraj (1980) Muhammad Juman (1980) Qari Shakir Qasmi (1981) Nasir Jahan (1981) Mansoor Tabish (1981) Qari Syed Ali Sharfuddin Yemni (1981) Nanhe Ali Khan (music performer))(1981) Roohi Bano (1981) Alexander Robert (1981) Mai Bhagi (1981) Mirza Adeeb (1981) Uzma Gillani (1982) Qari Ubaidur Rehman (1982) Talat Hussain (1982) Tufail Niazi (1982) Reshma (1982) Arsh Muneer (1983) Ustad Nazar Hussain (1983) Atta Shad (1983) Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi (1984) Begum Khurshid Mirza (1984) Abida Parveen (1984) Muhammad Ali (1984) Sayed Nafees al-Hussaini, Nafees Raqam (1985) Ustad Chhote Ghulam Ali Khan (1985) Bundu Khan (1985) Mehdi Hasan (1985) Shaukat Hussain (1985) Qari Ghulam Rasool (1985) Siddiq Ismail (1985) Abid Ali (1985) Syed Mehmood Ali (1985) Sabiha Khanum (1986) Shahzad Khalil (1986) Suraiya Multanikar (1986) Firdous Jamal (1986) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1986) Azhar Lodhi (1986) Riaz Batalvi (1986) Intizar Hussain (1986) Amjad Islam Amjad (1987) Ustad Abdul Majeed Dehlvi (1987) Haseena Moin (1987) Aadil Salahuddin (1987) Sain Akhtar Hussain (1987) Qari Izhar Ahmed Thanvi (1987) Shaista Zaid (1988) Ghulam Hassan Shaggan (1988) Mustafa Qureshi (1988) Muzaffar Warsi (1988) Qazi Wajid (1988) Ustad Kabir Khan (1989) Ghulam Ahmed Chishti (1989) Musarrat Nazir (1989) Shafi Mohammad Shah (1989) Kamal Ahmed Rizvi (1989) Jameel Bismil (1989) Bushra Ansari (1989) Ameer Khan (1989) Amjad Hussain (1989) Ustad Salamat Ali Khan (1989) Aziz Mian (1989) Talish (1989) Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak (1989) Jamil Naqsh (1989) Enver Sajjad (1989)
1990s	Salim Nasir (1990) Daud Kamal (1990) Khalid Hameed Baig (1990) Shaukat Ali (1990) Ustad Sadiq Ali Khan Mando (1990) Ustad Hamid Ali Khan (1990) Ustad Fateh Ali Khan (Gwalior gharana) (1990) Ahmed Saeed Nagi (1990) Qari Mohammad Fida (1990) Parveen Shakir (1990) Iftikhar Arif (1990) Ibrahim Jalees (1990) Jamiluddin Aali (1991) Khursheed Alam known as Gohar Qalam (1991) Khayyam Sarhadi (1991) Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi (1991) Ata ul Haq Qasmi (1991) Nayyar Ali Dada (1992) Shakeel (Yousuf Kamal) (1992) Noor Mohammad Lashari (1992) Tariq Aziz (1992) Mustansar Hussain Tarar (1992) Pervez Malik (1992) Jawed Iqbal (1992) Mian Ijazul Hasan (1992) Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman (1992) Munir Niazi (1992) Naseem Hijazi (1992) Mian Sheheryar (1992) Mushtaq Gazdar (1992) Waheed Qureshi (1993) Ismail Shahid (1993) Saeed Akhtar (1993) Ali Ejaz (1993) S.H. Hashmi (1993) Syed Manzoorul Kaunain (1993) Qari Syed Buzurg Shah Al-Azhari (1993) Agha Nasir (1993) Farooq Qaiser (1993) Bashir Mirza (1994) Ahmad Bashir (1994) Shahid Jalal (1994) Qari Mohammad Younus (1994) Qari Syed Ali Abid Naqvi (1994) Mehr Abdul Haq (1994) Nisar Bazmi (1994) Hamid Ali Bela (1994) Zareena Baloch (1994) Anwar Maqsood (1994) Shujaat Hashmi (1994) Qateel Shifai (1994) Zamir Niazi (1994)) Tufail Hoshiarpuri (1994) Nahid Siddiqui (1994)) Laeeq Ahmed (1994) Abdus Salam (newscaster) (1994) Allah Rakha (sarangi) (1995) Ustad Talib Hussain Khan (1995) Colin David (1995) Shoaib Hashmi (1995) Rauf Khalid (1995) Laila Shahzada (1995) Hajra Masroor (1995) Khursheed Ahmad (1996) Mashooq Sultan (1996) Safeerullah Lehri (1996) Afzal Ahsan Randhawa (1996) Qari Noor Mohammad (1996) Rubina Khalid (1996) Fatima Surayya Bajia (1996) Sehba Akhtar (1996) Mohammad Ali Shah (surgeon) (1996) Ahmad Rahi (1997) Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla (1997) Nadeem Baig (1997) Abdul Hameed (1997) Masroor Anwar (1997) Ahmad Ali Khan (1997) Akhtar Chanal Zahri (1998) Mumtaz Mirza (1998) Suhrab Faqir (1999) Dilawar Figar (1999) Salima Hashmi (1999) Anwar Masood (1999) Anita Ghulam Ali (1999) Zafar Iqbal (poet) (1999) Khalid Abbas Dar (1999) Khatir Ghaznavi (1999) Mujahid Kamran (1999) Raza Mir (1999)
2000s	Amjad Parvez (2000) Sharif Kunjahi (2000) Kajjan Begum (2001) Kamaluddin Ahmed (2001) Athar Shah Khan Jaidi (2001) Jameel Fakhri (2002) Nazia Hassan (2002) Deena M. Mistri (2002) Askari Mian Irani (2002) Himayat Ali Shair (2002) Shoaib Mansoor (2002) Jilani Kamran (2002) Iftikhar Ahmad (2003) Ada Jafri (2003) Syed Afzal Hussain (2003) Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003) Abdul Aziz Baloch (2003) Ghulam Mustafa (2003) Majeed Khan (sarangi player) (2003) Muneeza Hashmi (2003) Muhammad Ali Siddiqui (2003) Imdad Hussaini (2003) Muhammad Usman Diplai (2004) Yousuf Khan (actor) (2004) Mahtab Akbar Rashdi (2004) Chishty Bin Subh-o-Mujahid (2004) Navid Shahzad (2004) Salahuddin Toofani (2004) S. M. Naqi (2004) Haji Atta Muhammad (2004) Moin Niazi (2004) Shahida Parveen (2004) Tina Sani (2004) Niaz Ahmed (2004) Samiur Rahman (2004) Tariq Rahman (2004) Rais Khan (2005) Arif Lohar (2005) Rangeela (2005) Muhammad Mansha Yaad (2005) Shabnam Shakeel (2005) Abdul Rauf Rufi (2005) Khawaja Najmul Hassan (2005) Amir Adnan (2006) Asghar Nadeem Syed (2006) Arshad Mehmood (2006) Arfa Karim (2006) Fareed Ayaz (2006) Nayyar Kamal (2006) Tassawar Khanum (2006) Ustad Badar uz Zaman (2006) Ustad Qamar uz Zaman (2006) Shafqat Tanvir Mirza (2006) Zehra Nigah (2006) Khalida Hussain (2006) Ghazi Sial (2006) Nayyara Noor (2006) Masood Akhtar (2006) Aftab Iqbal Shamim (2006) Naheed Akhtar (2007) Shaan (2007) Asad Amanat Ali Khan (2007) Hamid Ali Khan (2007) Faakhir Mehmood (2007) Munnu Bhai (2007) Munni Begum (2008) Akhtar Munir (2008) Gopal Das (2008) Haji Mehr Ali (2008) Haji Sher Ali (2008) Nahid Raza (2008) Gul Bahar Bano (2008) Mujahid Hussain (2008) Rasheed Malik (2008) Sultana Siddiqui (2008) Abdul Karim Balouch (2008) Abdul Qadir Junejo (2008) M. Hanif Raza (2008) Nasreen Askari (2008) Shafqat Amanat Ali (2008) Mansoor Rahi (2008) Tari Khan (2008) Noorul Huda Shah (2008) Rasheed Naz (2009) Ustad Shafqat Ali Khan (2009) Muhammad Younus Khan (2009) Emanuel Philip (2009) Rehana Siddiqui (2009) Shabbir Hussain (2009) Manzoor Hussain (2009) Parveen Nazzar (2009) Javaid Tufail Niazi (2009) Babar Ali Niazi (2009) Hajra Mansoor (2009) Behroze Sabzwari (2009) Obaidullah Baig (2009) Khalifa Muhammad Irshad Beg (2009) Naseem Sultan (2009) Ghous Bux Brohi (2009) Sahib Dino Mallah (2009) Satish Chandra Anand (2009) Rubeena Malik (2009) Badar Munir (2009) Muhammad Gul (2009) Mehnaz Hyat (2009) Abdul Qadir (2009) Ghayyur Akhtar (2009) Aslam Farrukhi (2009) Ali Moeen Nawazish (2009)
2010s	Afzal Tauseef (2010) Musarrat Misbah (2010) Rabia Zuberi (2010) Zulfiqar Ali (2010) Mahmood Shaam (2010) Hameed Akhtar (2010) Fahmida Riaz (2010) Shahid Nadeem (2010) Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo (2010) Masood Mufti (2010) Masood Ashar (2010) Habib-ur-Rehman (2011) Khalida Inayat Noor (2011) Khan Tehsil (2011) Abdul Rahim Nagori (2011) S. Amjad Bukhari (2011) S. B. John (2011) S.H. Qasim Jalali (2011) Samina Ahmad (2011) Sohail Ahmed (2011) Ustad Hussain Bukhsh Gullu (2011) Khalid Ahmad (2011) Ustad Muhammad Alam (2011) Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan (2011) Wazir Afzal (2011) Zafar Kazmi (2011) Moin Akhter (2011) Sahira Kazmi (2012) Mohsin Gillani (2012) Nauman Ijaz (2012) Saba Hameed (2012) Jawed Sheikh (2012) Meera (2012) Rahat Naveed Masud (2012) Lutfullah Khan (2012) Kazim Pasha (2012) Tahira Syed (2013) Muhammad Ajmal Khan (2013) Alamgir (2013) Shahida Mini (2013) Naghma (2013) Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema (2013) Cecil Chaudhry (2013) Shahid Abdullah (2014) Ustad Shafiquz Zaman Khan (2014) Aurangzeb Leghari (2014) Nazir Leghari (2014) Ayub Khawar (2014) Mir Mohammad Ali (TV comedian) (2015) Ayesha Haroon (2015) Saleem Kausar (2015) Saba Qamar (2016) Waseem Abbas (2016) Wajahat Masood (journalist) (2016) Gulab Chandio (2016) Nathoo Khan (2016) Khalid Butt (2016) Sarmad Khoosat (2017) Humaira Channa (2017) Ghazi Salahuddin (2017) Rashid Mehmood (2017) Shakir Shuja Abadi (2017) Zulfiqar Bhutta (2017) Aslam Pervaiz (2018) Ghulam Haider (musician) (2018) Amin Hafeez (2018) A. Nayyar (singer) (2018) Bilqees Khanum (2018) Rauf Parekh (journalist) (2018) Amanullah (comedian) (2018) Nighat Chaudhry (classical dancer) (2018) Nighat Butt (2018) Zareen Panna (2018) Ishrat Fatima (newsreader) (2019) Reema Khan (2019) Arshad Sharif (journalist) (2019) Nasir Adeeb (2019) Shabbir Jan (2019) Iftikhar Thakur (2019)
2020s	Deeba (2020) Ghulam Mohiuddin (2020) Sahir Ali Bagga (2020) Waris Baig (2020) Ghulam Abbas 2020 Saieen Zahoor (2020) Fareed Ayaz (for qawwali group member Abu Muhammad) (2020) Sarmad Sehbai (2021) Resham (2021) Sakina Samo (2021) Khalid Masud Gondal (2021) Humayun Saeed (2021) Hafeez Tahir (2023) Sangeeta (2023) Sher Miandad Khan (2023) Ustad Tafu (2023) Anjuman (2023) Naghma (2023)