Hafeez Tahir
Hafeez Tahir (Punjabi: حفیظ طاہر) (born 2 September 1947) is a Pakistani TV producer, director, poet and writer.
He was the director of popular children's TV serial Ainak Wala Jin (1993).[1][2]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2023.[3]
- *Pakistan Television (PTV) 'Director of the Decade' Award won by Hafeez Tahir for Ainak Wala Jin (TV series).[2]
Early life and career
[edit]Hafeez Tahir was born in Lahore, Pakistan on 2 September 1947 and received most of his education in Lahore. He went to Islamia College Railway Road,[1] and later Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore followed by National College of Arts and then the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. He got his master's degrees in Administrative Science and Urdu literature.[1]
Politically, he was a founding member of Pakistan Peoples Party in 1967.[1]
He joined PTV in 1980 after encouragement from the veteran TV actor Farooq Zameer. He first worked there as a production assistant. Hafeez Tahir then went on to work for PTV for 27 years as Programs Producer and later retired in 2017 as Executive Producer.[1][2]
Books
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Naeem Sadhu (27 May 2018). "Man behind marvelous PTV productions". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Amjad Parvez (3 November 2017). "'Manzil Manzil' — Hafeez Tahir's Astonishing Tales for Children". Daily Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "President confers Pakistan civil awards on 253 personalities". The Express Tribune newspaper. Associated Press of Pakistan. 14 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
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