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== Early life and Education ==
== Early life and Education ==
Jabbar's father Ahmed Abdul Jabbar was under the employment of [[Hyderabad State]]; they migrated to Pakistan after India [[Annexation of Hyderabad|annexed the state]].<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> His mother Zain Mahal Khursheed was a trained Sitar player.<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> Jabbar credits both of them for inculcating his interest in art and literature.<ref name="thefridaytimes" />
Jabbar's father Ahmed Abdul Jabbar was under the employment of [[Hyderabad State]]; they migrated to Pakistan after India [[Annexation of Hyderabad|annexed the state]].<ref name="thefridaytimes">[http://www.thefridaytimes.com/tft/javed-jabbar-renaissance-man/ Javed Jabbar, Renaissance man] The Friday Times (newspaper), Published 26 June 2015, Retrieved 24 March 2018</ref> His mother Zain Mahal Khursheed was a trained Sitar player.<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> Jabbar credits both of them for inculcating his interest in art and literature.<ref name="thefridaytimes" />


In 1961, Jabbar enrolled in the Humanities section of [[St Patrick's High School, Karachi]]; he credited Principal D'Arcy D'Souza with convincing his father into shifting him from the Commerce section, where he was first enrolled.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-05-05|title=Through hardships to the stars : St. Patrick’s High School turns 150 years old today|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/162698/through-hardships-to-the-stars-st-patricks-high-school-turns-150-years-old-today|access-date=2021-12-20|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}</ref> In 1963, Jabbar enrolled at the [[University of Karachi]] for his undergraduate degree in International Relations.<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> During his university-days, he was a reputed face in theatrical circuits.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Newspaper|first=From the|date=2014-11-13|title=Acting stint|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1144097|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>
Jabbar received his undergraduate degree in International Relations from the [[University of Karachi]].<ref name="thefridaytimes" />

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== Personal life ==
Javed Jabbar has a son named Kamal and a daughter [[Mehreen Jabbar]] who is a film producer and director.<ref name="thefridaytimes">[http://www.thefridaytimes.com/tft/javed-jabbar-renaissance-man/ Javed Jabbar, Renaissance man] The Friday Times (newspaper), Published 26 June 2015, Retrieved 24 March 2018</ref> Jabbar credits Father D'Arcy D'Souza with talking his father into allowing him to enroll in the Faculty of Arts at [[St Patrick's High School, Karachi]], rather than in the Commercial course in which he was first enrolled.<ref name="HighSchool">{{cite news|title=St. Patrick's High School turns 150 years old today|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=7 May 2011|id={{ProQuest|865066113}}}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==


===Advertisement and Films===
===Advertisement, Documentaries and Films===
In 1972, Jabbar produced ''Moenjodaro: The City That Must Not Die'', a documentary film for [[Pakistan Television Corporation|Pakistan television]] ([[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]).<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> which went on to win a national award.<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> In 1976, he wrote and directed ''[[Beyond the Last Mountain]]'', the first feature film in English out of Pakistan.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245001/?ref_=nv_sr_1, Film 'Beyond the Last Mountain' (1976) on IMDb website] Retrieved 24 March 2018</ref>
Jabbar chose to be employed in the advertisement sector instead of journalism, guided by better prospects of earning.<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> He went on to direct over 300 commercials.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Newspaper|first=From the|date=2014-11-13|title=Acting stint|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1144097|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> In 1972, Jabbar produced Moenjodaro: The City That Must Not Die, a documentary for [[Pakistan Television Corporation|Pakistan television]] ([[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]).<ref name="thefridaytimes" /> A chronicle of [[Indus Valley Civilisation]], it won the Silver Prize at the Asian Film Festival in Shiraz, Iran and a national award.<ref name="thefridaytimes" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Newspaper|first=From the|date=2014-11-13|title=Acting stint|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1144097|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> He had also directed 10 other documentaries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Newspaper|first=From the|date=2014-11-13|title=Acting stint|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1144097|access-date=2021-12-20|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>


In 2008, he directed ''[[Ramchand Pakistani]],'' an Urdu drama film that centered on the ordeals of a Pakistani Dalit Hindu, who had crossed the border to India.<ref name="thefridaytimes" />
In 1976, he wrote and directed [[Beyond the Last Mountain]], the first feature film in English out of Pakistan. In 2008, he directed ''[[Ramchand Pakistani]],'' an Urdu drama film that centered on the ordeals of a Pakistani Dalit Hindu, who had crossed the border to India.<ref name="thefridaytimes" />


=== Politics ===
=== Politics ===
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=== India ===
=== India ===
Jabbar argues that India needs to engage with Pakistan more meaningfully and without holding discussions hostage to "[Pakistan's] cessation of support for terrorism."<ref name="thefridaytimes" />
Jabbar argues that India needs to engage with Pakistan more meaningfully and without holding discussions hostage to "[Pakistan's] cessation of support for terrorism."<ref name="thefridaytimes" />

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== Personal life ==
Javed Jabbar has a son named Kamal and a daughter [[Mehreen Jabbar]] who is a film producer and director.<ref name="thefridaytimes" />


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:20, 20 December 2021

Javed Jabbar (Urdu: جاوید جبار ) is a Pakistani writer and politician.[1][2]

Early life and Education

Jabbar's father Ahmed Abdul Jabbar was under the employment of Hyderabad State; they migrated to Pakistan after India annexed the state.[3] His mother Zain Mahal Khursheed was a trained Sitar player.[3] Jabbar credits both of them for inculcating his interest in art and literature.[3]

In 1961, Jabbar enrolled in the Humanities section of St Patrick's High School, Karachi; he credited Principal D'Arcy D'Souza with convincing his father into shifting him from the Commerce section, where he was first enrolled.[4] In 1963, Jabbar enrolled at the University of Karachi for his undergraduate degree in International Relations.[3] During his university-days, he was a reputed face in theatrical circuits.[5]

Career

Advertisement, Documentaries and Films

Jabbar chose to be employed in the advertisement sector instead of journalism, guided by better prospects of earning.[3] He went on to direct over 300 commercials.[5] In 1972, Jabbar produced Moenjodaro: The City That Must Not Die, a documentary for Pakistan television (PTV).[3] A chronicle of Indus Valley Civilisation, it won the Silver Prize at the Asian Film Festival in Shiraz, Iran and a national award.[3][5] He had also directed 10 other documentaries.[5]

In 1976, he wrote and directed Beyond the Last Mountain, the first feature film in English out of Pakistan. In 2008, he directed Ramchand Pakistani, an Urdu drama film that centered on the ordeals of a Pakistani Dalit Hindu, who had crossed the border to India.[3]

Politics

in 1985—spurred by his wife and friends—Jabbar ran for the four seats reserved for technocrats in Pakistan Senate.[3] He won the elections and became a Minister of State of Information.

Views

Islam in Pakistan

Jabbar believes that the prominent strand of Islam followed in Pakistan is Sufism — "pluralistic, inclusive, tolerant, [and] respectful."[3] Rejecting that Pakistani society has any major issue of radicalization, he warns against conflating the "overwhelming majority" of peaceful and resilient Pakistanis with "a small number of brainwashed barbarians."[3] Jabbar remains hopeful that Pakistan will successfully see through the unique challenges of being founded on the basis of religion but not giving in to religious extremism.[3] He asks his fellow citizens to engage in ijtihad and follow a "50 points formula" in their quest for rediscovering and redefining Pakistaniat.[3][6]

India

Jabbar argues that India needs to engage with Pakistan more meaningfully and without holding discussions hostage to "[Pakistan's] cessation of support for terrorism."[3]

Personal life

Javed Jabbar has a son named Kamal and a daughter Mehreen Jabbar who is a film producer and director.[3]

References

  1. ^ An interview with Javed Jabbar on The Express Tribune (newspaper) Published 29 January 2014, Retrieved 24 March 2018
  2. ^ "Text of Javed Jabbar interviews with the BBC". Government of Sindh. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007., Retrieved 24 March 2018
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Javed Jabbar, Renaissance man The Friday Times (newspaper), Published 26 June 2015, Retrieved 24 March 2018
  4. ^ "Through hardships to the stars : St. Patrick's High School turns 150 years old today". The Express Tribune. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Newspaper, From the (13 November 2014). "Acting stint". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Rethinking Pakistaniat". The Friday Times - Naya Daur. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

Bibliography

Javed Jabbar at IMDb


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